Former Esso site is a ‘blight on the village’
By Aideen O'Flaherty
THE owner of the derelict former Esso site in Tallaght Village, which has been described as “an appalling mess”, was served with a planning enforcement notice by South Dublin County Council last month, instructing them to tidy up the overgrown site.
The notice was issued on August 15, giving the owner six weeks, which will take effect 14 days after the notice was issued, to take action including cutting the grass and removing all of the shrubbery on the site.
The site was served with a planning enforcement notice
The council stated in the notice that these works are necessary “to prevent the land from remaining a derelict site”.
If the work is not carried out within the required timeframe, the landowner could receive a maximum fine of €1,270 and the council may also acquire the land.
Fianna Fáil councillor for Tallaght Central, Charlie O’Connor, told The Echo: “It’s very much a derelict site.
“The site is in a poor state and the fencing around it doesn’t add to the good image we want to have of the village.
“It’s a blight on the village. It’s a prime site but it creates a bad impression – it’s an appalling mess.”
The site has been derelict for a number of years, and while the site was previously owned by Sirio Retail Holdings it is not known who currently has ownership of the site.
As reported in The Echo in 2016, the site was being used as a temporary car park for construction crews working on the construction of the Lidl concept store on Main Road, and once this work was complete the site once again went back to being idle.
South Dublin County Council were contacted for comment, however, they did not respond in time for print.
