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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive if South Dublin County Council include specific criteria for the taking in charge process when granting a developer approval for large scale planning/multi unit applications?

REPLY:

Question 23 of the SDCC planning application form (regarding Supplementary Information) requests the applicant to specify whether the subject development is to be taken in charge.

Typically, a "Taking In Charge" map of a housing estate is submitted during planning, and this map demonstrates the areas and services which are proposed to be offered for TIC, once development is completed to standard.

This map, together with the wording of Condition 1 (See below) of the planning permission ensures clarity on post development Taking in Charge deliberations.

"Development to be in accordance with submitted plans and details. The development shall be carried out and completed in its entirety in accordance with the plans, particulars and specifications lodged with the application, (and as amended by Further Information received on xyz), save as may be required by the other conditions attached hereto.

REASON: To ensure that the development shall be in accordance with the permission, and that effective control be maintained.

The developer is required to construct the development to the South Dublin County Council Taking in Charge standards. 

Post construction, and in advance of Taking In Charge resolution, "As Constructed’  drawings are submitted showing that all services, roads, footpaths, verges, open spaces, areas under management, parking areas, houses garden boundaries, site boundary etc have been constructed as permitted.