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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, March 25, 2013

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"Given that its present condition is considered to be an eyesore, would the Manager make a report regarding the unfinished condition of New Bancroft Hall, phase 2 and would he detail the outcome of any negotiations which may have taken place with the builder regarding their proposals to complete the building and in what timeframe?"

REPLY:

The South Dublin County Council had been in discussions with Park Developments throughout 2011 with a view to ensuring completion of the development. Members of the Planning and Architects Department met the developer and the project architect on a number of occasions and agreed an approach. The outstanding elements of brickwork were completed on the development subsequently but the glazing work remained unfinished.

The developer indicated that the successful attraction of a retail tenant would allow the resumption of the construction, but that this had not yet materialised. It was also apparent that there were certain issues that had yet to be resolved within the joint venture partnership that is behind the development and that progress on the site was unlikely until this happened.

A recent attempt to clarify the current situation with the architect and the developer has not met with a response.