COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin

"Each local authority has responsibility for the administration of the Vacant Site Levy and register in their respective catchment areas. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 increased the VSL rate, from 3% of the market value of a vacant site for 2018, to 7% for 2019. To ask the Chief Executive to confirm for the Clondalkin LEA : 1. If a public register of vacant sites has been established; 2. If site inspections have taken place; 3. If the ownership of sites has been established; 4. The number of sites added to the register; 5. The market value of sites added to the register; and, 6. The number of appeals, and subsequent removals of sites, from the register."

REPLY:

South Dublin has a vacant sites register which currently has a total of 13 sites listed. Site inspections have taken place and are ongoing. Ownership on sites has been established. Market value of all sites added to the register is €23,345,000, all of which is available to view on the South Dublin County Council Vacant Site webpage [https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/planning/vacant-sites/]. Thirteen sites have been removed from the register (4 due to successful appeal, 7 due to development commencing and 2 sites for other reasons).

At present within Clondalkin, there are currently 2 sites on the register, which can be levied from the start of 2021. The market value of both sites within the Clondalkin area are €2,300,000. Of the 13 sites removed from the register, three were in the Clondalkin EA.