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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

MOTION NO. 19

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Area Committee requested the Manager to present a detailed report, for discussion, on the status of the taking-in-charge of The Paddocks estate, including the status of efforts to secure completion of snagging works, permanent replacement of temporary public lighting and boundary treatment works, in particular with respect to providing an attractive boundary treatment to Dodsboro Cottages/Tandys Lane."

REPORT:

The taking in charge details pertaining to The Paddocks is included in Headed Item 17 at todays meeting.  The initial stage of the process is underway in relation to underground services, when complete the full survey of surface level issues will proceed. The current taking in charge plan for this development will in any event incorporate the issues raised in the motion as they are part of the standard requirements of the taking in charge process. 

In August of 2013 Jetting and CCTV work of all drainage work associated with the Paddocks commenced. This work was completed towards the end of September. This constitutes the first operation in the TIC process. At present the consulting engineers appointed by the Receiver are assessing this CCTV in line with SDCC standards and they will be making remedial action recommendation to the Receiver presently. The Receivers are likely to approve these remedial measures and the same CCTV is likely to carry out the remedial measures.

In parallel to this the Receiver advertised for the completion of the 5 houses at the Dodsboro Road end of the Paddocks and the successful tender is being evaluated. It is anticipated that works will commence on these houses in October / November 2013 with a construction period of about 6 months.

During the next 3 months the Receiver would hope to complete all CCTV remedials, complete the public lighting to TIC standard, get rid of any ponding issues etc on the roads in phases 1 and 2 and complete the wearing course of areas proposed for TIC.

Attractive boundary treatments to Dodsboro Cottages and Tandy's lane are beyond the boundaries of the envisaged TIC areas and are in areas which are the subject of current live Planning Permissions. Accordingly we SDCC cannot force the Developer to carry out works here. We will however arrange for a request to be made at the next Adamstown interface meeting and advise the Committee of any reply.