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Compulsory Acquisition of Land

1110 Coneyboro, Athy, Co. Kildare R14TY02

Compulsory Purchase Order 2022 No. 3

Kildare County Council (hereinafter referred to as “The Council”), acting on its own behalf, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 76 of the Housing Act, 1966, and the Third Schedule thereto, as extended by section 10 of the Local Government (No. 2) Act, 1960 as substituted by section 86 of the Housing Act, 1966 as amended by section 6 and the Second Schedule to the Roads Act, 1993 and as amended by the Planning and Development Act, 2000 as amended, has on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 made a confirmation order (without modification) confirming the above named compulsory purchase order as respects the land described in the Schedule hereto. The said order, as so confirmed, authorises Kildare County Council to acquire the said land compulsorily.

A copy of the order and of the map referred to in it may be seen between 9:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.

The said order will become operative at the expiration of the three weeks after the date of publication of this notice. An application for judicial review of the decision of the Board under Order 84 of the Rules of the Supreme Courts (S.I. No. 15 of 1986) may be made to the High Court within eight weeks of the date of the publication of this notice in accordance with section 50 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2015, the court –

• may by interim order suspend the operation of the compulsory orders as so confirmed either generally or in so far only as it affects any property of the applicants until the final determination of the proceedings;
• if satisfied upon the hearing of the applications that the compulsory purchase orders as so confirmed is not within the powers of the Housing Act, 1966 (as amended), or that the interests of the applicants have been substantially prejudiced by any requirement of the Act not having been complied with, may quash the order as so confirmed either generally or in so far only as it affects any property of the applicants.

Annette Aspell

Director of Housing Services

Dated this the 15 day of February 2023

Schedule

Lands Being Permanently Acquired

PART I

Land consisting of a house unfit for human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit for human habitation at reasonable expense.

PART II

Land other than land consisting of a house or houses unfit for human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit for human habitation at reasonable expense.