Compulsory Acquisition of Land - 43 The Woodlands, Castletown, Celbridge

NOTICE OF A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE HOUSING ACT, 1966 , TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 (a) OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE SAID ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000

Compulsory Acquisition of Land

43 The Woodlands, Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

The County Council of Kildare (hereinafter referred to as “the housing authority”) in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by Section 76 of the Housing Act, 1966, and the Third Schedule thereto (as amended by the Planning and Development Act, 2000), have made order entitled as above which are about to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation. If confirmed, the orders will authorise the housing authority to acquire compulsorily the land described in the Schedule for the purposes of the Housing Act, 1966.

A copy of the orders and of the maps referred to in them may be seen at all reasonable hours at the offices of Kildare County Council at the address below.

Owners, lessees and occupiers of the land described in the Schedule will receive individual written notice.

The Housing Act, 1966, as amended, provides that the Board cannot confirm the order in respect of the land if an objection is made in respect of the acquisition by an owner, lessee or occupier of the land, and not withdrawn, until it has held an oral hearing into the objection and until it has considered the objection and the report of the person who held the oral hearing.

An Bord Pleanála has an absolute discretion under Section 218 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) to hold an oral hearing.

A copy of the orders and of the maps referred to in them may be seen at the offices of Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 5:00p.m. on working days between Tuesday, 12 November and Tuesday, 10 December 2019 and on our website at www.kildare.ie/countycouncil. Objections to the order should be addressed to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 D01 V902 so as to reach the Board before 5:30p.m. on Tuesday, 10^th December 2019.

Dated this the 6^th day of November, 2019

Tadhg McDonnell,

Director of Housing Services

SCHEDULE

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.