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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 20, 2016

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor E. Fanning

To ask the Chief Executive, following the Council’s recent advertisements stating the Council’s intention to acquire two vacant sites compulsorily: how many vacant sites has the Council identified, does the Council intend purchasing all such sites and has a budget figure been allocated for such purchases.

REPLY:

In accordance with Section 14 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990, as amended, the Council has given notice of its intention to acquire compulsorily, under the said Act, 5 derelict sites as follows:

1. Derelict Site at 6 Kilcronan Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 F4EO,

2. Derelict Site at 8 Kilcronan Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 F827,

3. Derelict Site at 49A Collinstown Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 YV11,

4. Derelict Site at 3 Rossfield Grove, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 Y3F2,

5. Derelict Site at 4 Wheatfield Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 CX26

These properties are all included in the Derelict Sites Register maintained by the Council in accordance with Section 8 of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990

The notices provide for submission to the Council of objection(s) to the proposed compulsory acquisition of the derelict sites, and if such objection(s) are not withdrawn, the derelict site shall not be acquired compulsorily without the consent of An Bord Pleanála.

If no objections are submitted, or if objection(s) submitted are subsequently withdrawn, the Council will proceed to acquire the properties by vesting order.   Any person with an estate / interest in the properties immediately prior to the vesting may apply, within 12 months after the making of the vesting order, for compensation.

Should the vesting proceed, it is the intention to take these properties into social housing stock as part of the Council's Housing Programme and allocate them to persons from the Council's social housing list.   The cost associated with such acquisition will be borne from the Council's Housing Capital Account.

Similar process may be taken into the future in respect of other suitable derelict sites (houses) as they become entered into the Derelict Site Register.