TD asks for action on derelict house

A request that Kildare County Council board up a problematical derelict house in Kilcullen has been made by local TD Martin Heydon, writes Brian Byrne.

The premises on Hillside has been a location for antisocial behaviour for a considerable time, and has been raised at a number of meetings of Kilcullen Community Action.

The most recent meeting of KCA discussed the intervention by Deputy Heydon, and agreed that there should be as much support as possible from both KCA and the community.

The meeting was also told that the owners of neighbouring properties had been asked by An Garda to report every incidence of trespass and antisocial behaviour on the property.

It was also reported that Kildare County Council has been in touch with the owners of the property in relation to its Derelict Buildings policy.

It is understood that the property may soon go to sale.

Under the Derelict Sites Act 1990, local authorities can take measures to prevent and control Derelict Sites within their administrative area.

A Derelict Site as defined under this Act means any land which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of the existence on the land in question of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition; or the neglected, unsightly or objectionable condition of the land of any structures on the land in question.