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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

MOTION NO.16

MOTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

That the Chief Executive identify the owners with an aim of securing the house / site on corner of 9th lock road and new nangor road . and also lock keepers house on 9th lock road / 9th lock

REPORT:

The Bungalow, Ninth Lock Road:

The property is currently being examined under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990. The owners have been identified.

A derelict site is defined in the Act as follows:

3.—In this section “derelict site” means any land (in this section referred to as “the land in question”) which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of—

(a) the existence on the land in question of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition, or

(b) the neglected, unsightly or objectionable condition of the land or any structures on the land in question, or

(c) the presence, deposit or collection on the land in question of any litter, rubbish, debris or waste, except where the presence, deposit or collection of such litter, rubbish, debris or waste results from the exercise of a right conferred by statute or by common law.

Subject to the outcome of investigations and inspections, the Council may invoke the provisions of Section 11 of the Act:

Section 11 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) deals with the power of the local authority to require measures to be taken in relation to derelict sites.

Section 11(1) provides for the service of a notice in writing on the owner or occupier of the land.

Section 11(2) provides that the notice shall specify the measures to be taken to prevent the land from becoming or continuing to be a derelict site, direct the person to take the measures specified in the notice and specify a period within which such measures are to be taken. The period allowed must not be less than one month. in addition, the notice does not take effect until fourteen days after it has been served.

Ninth Lock House, Ninth Lock Road

The property is owned by Waterways Ireland who have confirmed that it is proposed to offer it for sale on the open market.