COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

"Noting that this Council's vacant property register is now complete to ask the Chief Executive to confirm if any of the sites listed are located in the Lucan/Palmerstown area and if the listing of any such site has been appealed to An Bord Pleanala?"

REPLY:

At present, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) Vacant Site Register (VSR) contains seven (7) sites. The entry of two (2) of these sites on the VSR is currently under appeal to An Bord Pleanála. It is anticipated that An Bord Pleanála will make a decision on these appeals shortly. Currently, the VSR contains no sites situated in the Lucan/Palmerstown area.

However, the determination of sites for entry on the VSR has not concluded. It is important to point out that the VSR is a dynamic rather than a static exercise. The VSR is part of a process which identifies sites within SDCC on housing or regeneration lands suitable for homes but not, as yet, coming forward for development. Vacant sites which meet the relevant criteria will be subject to a detailed assessment involving correspondence with the landowner(s) at various stages throughout the process. In due course, it is anticipated that more sites, including locations within Lucan/Palmerstown, will be entered into the VSR.