COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 25, 2016

MOTION NO. 9

MOTION: Councillor L. Dunne

That this Committee calls on the Chief Executive to look at the possibility of two infill houses being built in between the laneway on Brookview Drive.

REPORT:

The area has been reviewed for infill on a number of occasions and the buried utilities have proven to be a significant difficulty in promoting any economic proposal. The main underground utility running through the site is a watermain of 675mm diameter, which is one of the larger watermains in the county. 

The presence of the watermain, and the cost of re-locating it [if allowable by Irish water], makes any infill unviable.

The only possibility is the re-routing of the watermain over a larger distance, which might free up a greater area for infill housing. However, acquiring permission to relocate, and the considerable costs involved, would have borderline viability in cost terms.