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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/FONTHILL AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Further to my motion raised in 2016, see below, That this Area Committee asks the Chief Executive to report to members on the unused council buildings on the Newcastle road now that the R136 road works are completed, as committed below

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 23, 2016

MOTION NO. 19

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole"That this Council asks the Chief Executive to consider the possibility of utilising council owned building that is currently unused on the Newcastle Road (next to Lucan Pitch and Putt club) as an interim solution to clubs that are currently hiring premises which are in horrendous conditions. (picture can be provided)."

REPORT:"The Council purchased a site including a yard and building for the purpose of the South Dublin County Council Compulsory Purchase (Adamstown Road (R120) Improvement Scheme) Order, 2015, which was confirmed by An Bord Pleanala on 23rd December, 2015.  Funding has recently been confirmed from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.The yard of the site will be fully utilised during the course of the works for the road improvement as a storage facility and compound for the Contractor.The building has no facilities within, as there is no longer any power or foul sewarage availability.  Following the completion of works, a full assessment will have to be carried out on the building to assess it's viability for any future use.  Any works to remediate the building itself will entail a large financial commitment to change it's usage."

REPORT:

Part of the site referred to in the motion is still being used by the contractor on the R120 Scheme as a compound facility for equipment. Certain works on the scheme are still ongoing while the contract is in its warranty period.

Once this ceases the Council will carry out a full assessment of the site in terms of the viable options for future use. A major component of this assessment will be consideration of  the costs involved in respect to each option and the commitment required from Council resources. The assessment will include an evaluation in terms of possible disposal, the Council has already received expressions of interest from outside parties on this. Disposal of the site would offset the land costs incurred in respect to R120 scheme.