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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 13, 2021

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive outline whether any fines have successfully been applied to developers for not handing over estates in a timely manner or successful court actions taken to ensure works are completed?

REPLY:

Existing legislation does not contain any statutory timeframes for a developer to offer an estate or development for Taking in Charge and as such no fines are applicable. 

A specific planning Bond condition such as  "A Bond must be kept in place until such time as the Development is Taken in Charge" is the only leverage on the developer to complete the Taking in Charge process in a timely manner.