COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to fully examine the feasibility of South Dublin County Council acquiring the 'Old Schoolmaster's House' and site in Lucan Village, with a possible view to renovating this landmark building for use for community or cultural uses, along with developing the curtilage; noting that reuse of this vacant site would greatly enhance the attractiveness and amenity of the Village and further boost Lucan's performance in the national Tidy Towns competition."

REPORT:

The "Old Schoolmaster's House" and site in Lucan village is in private ownerhip and is a listed building for the purposes of the Planning & Development Acts. Given that the building and site have been vacant for a long period of time, the absence of space for car parking, its close proximity to a busy joad junction and compromised access, the development potential is very limited when considered alongside the potential costs.

Accordingly, it is considered that the cost of acquisition and works required to bring the "schoolmasters house" to a standard suitable for community and or cultural use would be prohibitive taking into account the limited development/use options which the site presents.