Owners of Sandyford site will be fined unless it is cleaned up

 

Peter Mathews complained to the Council in January about the site and formally requested that it be placed on the Derelict Sites Register.

 

Speaking about the announcement, he said:

 

“A number of local residents contacted me regarding this site. A large quantity of litter, rubbish, debris and building waste has been left on the site since construction ceased almost five years ago. This waste is visible from the balconies of nearby apartments and is very unsightly. There is a large amount of stagnant water on the site that has the appearance of an artificial lake.

 

“I commend the Council for taking firm action on this matter. The owners will now be fined if they do not clean up the site. They will be fined 3% of the market value of the site for the first year. If the site remains derelict after a year, they will then be fined 10% of the market value of the site.

 

“I trust that this will be a sufficient incentive for the owners to take a common sense approach and clean up the site.