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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

QUESTION NO.13

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brady

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the status of the taking in charge of Gandon Estate in Lucan, which has been occupied for over four years, including a timeline for completion and an explanation as to why the estate is not currently on the Council's priority list for taking in charge.

REPLY:

The Gandon estate development is dependant on the Shackleton development roads to be taken in charge in the first instance. This is because the Council requires all new road sections that are proposed to be Taken in Charge to be connected without any private sections to the current public roads network.  Therefore, if we take each road in sequence the Shackleton roads must be taken in charge before the Gandon roads are taken in charge. The taking in charge of the Shackleton development has been delayed. The issue of private EV chargers in public areas is being resolved. Cairn Homes have written to the residents requesting the removal of the chargers and the repair of the public footpaths. Once these issues have been resolved, both the Shackleton and Gandon estates will be taken in charge. 

The Gandon estate is on the fast track priority list for Taking in Charge.  As a result, the vast majority of all the TIC quality checks have been completed for this estate.  When the EV charger issues has been resolved, which is already in train, the Gandon estate will be immediately advertised for TIC.