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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 11, 2019

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

That the Chief Executive put in place effective measures, to ensure that housing estates, in relation to which the conditions of the relevant planning permissions have been complied with, are taken in charge without delay, given the financial repercussions for the residents.

REPORT:

Section 180 of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for the taking in charge of residential developments by local authorities. This section provides that when a development has been completed in accordance with planning permission, the planning authority shall initiate procedures under Section 11 of the Roads Act 1993 to take it in charge, if requested to do so by the developer or by a majority of owners of the houses involved. A mandate from owners may be requested or a plebiscite of owners may be held to confirm their intent.

SDCC operators a Taking in Charge team within the Land Use Planning and Transport Directorate. The team works with developers to ensure they progress the delivery of their developments to the standards necessary so that these developments can be taken in charge. As and when developers have completed developments to the necessary standards they will then be taken in charge. The Council is keen to progress as many of these as possible and would welcome suggestions on how the TIC process could be expedited where the necessary standards have been attained.