COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (1)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
QUESTION NO. 17
QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh
"To ask the Manager to clarify the requirements in the Section 11 of the Derelict Sites Act served on the owner of the McHugh's site on St James' Road, and to make a statement on resident's concerns regarding the type of wall required, the finish for such a wall, and whether the gates at the front will be retained so as to allow for visibility into the site?"
REPLY:
The site of the former Greenhills Shopping Centre was inspected by an Area Engineer on 1st September, 2008 and is considered to be a derelict site within the definition contained in Section 3 of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990. A Section 11 Notice was served requesting the following works to be carried out:
- Clean up weeds and debris from the site
- Construct a 1.8 metre high perimeter wall around the entire site
- Secure the site
The Notice expires on the 27th of November, 2008, after which the site will be re-inspected by the Area Engineer and if the work outlined in the Notice has not been completed by that date the matter may be referred to the Council’s Law Department and legal proceedings may be instituted.
While there is a current planning permission on the site for the provision of apartments, retail units and medical centre etc., under current planning legislation the developer has five years to develop the site from the date of grant of permission. As previously stated South Dublin County Council does not have plans to purchase the site for any development purposes.