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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 11, 2013

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to provide a detailed report on the extent of outstanding development levies applying to residential estates in our county and the council's policy with respect to recovery of unpaid levies from developers?

REPLY:

For detailed information in respect of the collection of development contributions in the County and policy in relation to same please see link to recent report to the Economic Development SPC of February 13 2013.

There is a total book balance of approximately €27million in respect of development contributions invoiced but not paid. Approximately €15million of said balance relates to residential invoices, with approximately €14million pertaining to various housing estates/apartment developments and the balance to residential extensions or privately built houses.
Of the €14million pertaining to residential developments in estates/apartment complexes, i.e. by development companies as opposed to individuals, the book balance relates to the categories below;

Under Construction	€840,000
Stopped (Part Built but permission live or part built but permission expired/expiring)	€5,470,000
Not commenced (despite submission on commencement notice and issue of invoice)	€365,000
Completed Vacant	€6,250,000
Completed Occupied	€1,250,000

Where the elected members have adopted a development contributions scheme in accordance with the provisions of the planning acts (as is the case in South Dublin County Council, as recently as January 14th 2013), the payment of a development contribution where applicable, becomes a statutory planning requirement in the form of a condition attached to planning permission. The planning permission together with associated conditions is not transferable and does not move with an individual i.e. it is attached to the property. The local authority has a duty under planning legislation to ensure compliance with the conditions of planning permission, through enforcement measures as appropriate. It must also be noted that Development Contributions are a vital source of income for future infrastructural development in the County