COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
QUESTION NO. 12
QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell
To ask the Manager for a report on the two houses (address supplied) that have had their roofs removed and if they are protected under the heritage of the area and what discussions the Council have had in relation to them and what steps have been taken to preserve/restore them given that they are possibly several hundred years old?
REPLY:
The two structures along Mill Lane, Palmerston are not Protected Structures but are located within the Architectural Conservation Area of the Mill Complex. The property owners contacted the Council's Planning Department in relation to these dangerous structures. The Council's Conservation Officer contacted the Property Manager of Stewart's Hospital directly on 7th February 2011 to discuss the current condition of the structures and to confirm their status. The Council's Conservation Officer requested that the Property Manager should send in a copy of their engineer's report to the Dangerous Buildings Section, Architectural Services so that an independent inspection could be carried out which it was. The Conservation Officer advised that she could accept that the chimneys and roofs to be taken off as the dangerous buildings inspector recommended this as the structures were a direct threat to public safety being located onto the road front.
The Conservation Officer contacted the Property Manager directly on 2nd June 2011 to confirm details of works to date and to discuss how the safeguarding of these structures would proceed. The Conservation Officer is waiting for the Property Manager to get back with further details of the proposed works required to stabilise the structures and to arrange a site meeting. The retention, re-use and possible development of the site will also be discussed. The Conservation Officer will continue to monitor the situation.