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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor A. Edge

To ask for an update on works being carried out at derelict Old Tanning Factory in Bohernabreena.

REPLY:

Under Section 3 of Derelict Site Act 1990, SDCC monitors sites in the county that may meet the criteria of a ‘derelict site’ which are not entered on the register until such time as investigations are completed and a determination made that the site is derelict.

This particular location in question is not currently listed on the Derelict Sites Register. While investigations are ongoing with sites not currently listed on the Register, SDCC is unable to provide specific information but can inform that we are engaging with the owner under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act. 

When a report of a potential derelict site is received, a new file is opened, and an inspection is carried out by the Senior Clerk of Works. The Senior Clerk of Works completes an inspection report. An ownership check is carried out and once finalised, a Section 11 Notice is served where in the opinion of the local authority it is necessary to do so, to prevent land situated in their functional area from becoming or continuing to be a derelict site.

A Section 11 Notice: 

• specifies the measures which the local authority consider to be necessary in order to prevent the land from becoming or continuing to be a derelict site,
• direct the person on whom the notice is being served to take such measures as may be specified in the notice, and
• specify a period (being not less than one month from the effective date of the notice) within which such measures are to be taken

Not all reports received are added to the Derelict Sites Register. Following inspection, reported sites may be deemed non-derelict by the Senior Clerk of Works/Senior Architect or require further monitoring. Alternatively, actions are often taken on the property by the registered owners, in response to the serving of Notices, to avoid being entered onto the derelict sites register.

SDCC maintains regular communication with registered owners of properties subject to investigation under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 and actively monitors the progress of works required to be carried out to prevent continuing dereliction. Should required works not develop as stated, SDCC continues to take all actions available under the Derelict Sites Act 1990.