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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

QUESTION NO.  12

QUESTION: Councillor B. Bonner

"In relation to the derelict sites process. Has the section 11 order been served on the owners of the old RIC Barracks on Nangor Road?

Secondly, since it was not possible to gain access to the building, how was it possible to judge that the building was not a derelict site?  What criteria have to be met in this regard?"

REPLY:

A Section 11 Notice was served by registered post to the address on file for the registered owner (currently in absentia) and in accordance with the prescribed legislation. The notice was also affixed in a conspicuous position at the site on 10th October, 2017.

All inspections on Derelict Sites or Dangerous Places are carried out by a Building Inspector, and are kerbside site inspections. As much information as is possible is gathered from observation from the front garden, photos are taken and the condition of the site is documented and assessed.  Internal access to a private site is not undertaken as they are not in the ownership of the Council. 

In order for a site to be considered derelict, it must be in a very bad state of repair, it must be considered ruinous, derelict or in a dangerous condition. The site must be unsecured, and have a presence, deposit or collection of any litter, rubbish, debris or waste visible at the site.