asked the Minister for Local Government if it is proposed to renew the permission given to a concrete manufacturing concern (name supplied) to continue working at the reclaimed land between Beach Road and Pigeon House Road, Dublin.
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asked the Minister for Local Government whether the provisions laid down by him under order dated 8th February, 1967, relating to the concrete plant at Pigeon House Road, Dublin, have been adhered to; and if not, what steps have been taken to enforce the order or to prosecute for breaches of it.
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asked the Minister for Local Government whether the temporary order permitting operation of the concrete plant at Pigeon House industrial estate site, Dublin, has now expired; and if so, what action he proposes to take to terminate this operation.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 58 and 59 together.
The approval which was granted subject to conditions by my predecessor on 8th February, 1967, for the erection of a ready-mixed concrete plant on a site on reclaimed land at Pigeon House/Beach Road expired on 7th February, 1972. I understand that on 23rd December, 1971, an application was made to the planning authority for the continuance of the use of the concrete plant for a further five years and that the planning authority have decided to grant approval for the retention of the use of the plant for a period of five years commencing on 8th February, 1972.
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the planning authority has a right of appeal to me under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963, within the appropriate period, that is, up to and including 13th March, 1972. As I have an appeal under that Act, it would not be proper for me to comment further on the issue of renewal of the permission given.
The enforcement of planning control and the securing of compliance with conditions attaching to planning permissions are fundamentally matters for the planning authority. In addition to the time-limit imposed in the grant of approval of 8th February, 1967, there were conditions attached to the use of the causeway across the strand as a means of access to the plant. I understand that the planning authority kept the enforcement of this condition under constant review and received every co-operation from the owners of the plant and that, in any event, for some time past the access to the causeway from Beach Road has been closed.