{"id":555301,"date":"2026-07-18T01:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/555301\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:16:09","slug":"judge-approves-demolition-of-29-modular-homes-built-without-permission-in-dublin-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/555301\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge approves demolition of 29 modular homes built without permission in Dublin \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A plan for the demolition of 29 modular homes built near Brittas, Co Dublin, without planning permission and reinstatement of the site has been approved by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/high-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/high-court\/\">High Court<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Branach Developments, the developer, with a registered address at Thomastown, Caragh, Co Kildare, and the site owners, Mullnassa and Threshford with registered addresses at Rock Road, Blackrock, Dublin, must also pay costs incurred by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/south-dublin-county-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/south-dublin-county-council\/\">South Dublin County Council<\/a> and a local resident, John O\u2019Neill, in challenging the development. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The costs orders include one requiring BKC Solicitors, for O\u2019Neill, be paid \u20ac60,000 on account by August 7th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A judgment by High Court judge Richard Humphreys, published on Friday, sets out a timeline for specific actions to be taken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">These concern demolition and site remediation up to an inspection by a South Dublin County Council engineer on November 2nd confirming approval of the landscaping plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">There was broad agreement by the parties about the steps required, the judge noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The actions include appointment of contractors for demolition works between July 6th and August 17th and the commencement of some demolition works before August 17th, including the removal of windows, doors, roof tiles and any other salvageable materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Required actions between August 17th and September 21st include the demolition or deconstruction of all units, including the breakout and removal of foundations and the removal of all new roads and footpaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The plan provides for a \u201cpost-clearance visual validation\u201d to be carried out by a council engineer, between September 21st and 28th, confirming complete removal of all structures, foundations and buried waste, if any, before any topsoil is placed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Other steps to be taken from then over specified periods ending on November 2nd include soil remediation and landscape reinstatement, hedgerow and tree-planting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The plan follows the judge\u2019s decision in June directing the 29 houses must be removed and the \u201chighly sensitive\u201d site remediated in line with a specified remediation plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In a subsequent direction to the respondents to provide a \u20ac150,000 bond, the judge said that although that would only cover \u201ca fraction\u201d of the cost of the works required, it would provide \u201csome assurance that the remediation will actually be carried out\u201d. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A plan for the demolition of 29 modular homes built near Brittas, Co Dublin, without planning permission 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