COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, June 22, 2026

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

"To ask the Manager to outline what engagement has been made with regards to the taking in charge for Marlfield estate and if there has been any contact from or to the registered land owner?"

REPLY:

There is an official Taking in Charge (TIC) application received for the 52m of footpath and public lighting along Marlfield Row. This is a very small section of the entire estate. This is the only official Taking in Charge application for the Marlfield estate that South Dublin County Council has on file.

The Marlfield Row application (52m of footpath and Public lighting) is in the earliest stages of checking.  Our initial assessment is that there are several problems identified with the construction of this area.  Unless all built elements are constructed to the South Dublin County Council TIC standards, then the Council cannot take those elements into our charge.

No valid Taking in Charge application form has been received by the Council for the vast majority of the Marlfield estate.

If a valid TIC application were received by the Council for the rest of Marlfield estate, there would follow a detailed assessment of all elements offered for Taking in Charge.  If it was found that any elements were not constructed to the TIC standards, then these would need to be rectified by the owner or designated body managing that section of the estate before the Council could complete the TIC process.

The Council is going to make contact with the registered owner/landowner in the next number of weeks to see if progress can be made on getting the main parts of the Marlfield estate taken in Charge. It is very important that a valid TIC application is made to the Council and that the developer diligently engages with South Dublin County Council to get all the necessary build quality checks completed to SDCC's satisfaction.