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CLARE County Council is taking a tough line with alleged breaches of the planning laws by issuing en- forcement notices over unauthorised developments in Sixmilebridge and Flee
The council has issued notices against William Stackpoole of | Lois Mara, Lahinch and Philip Morrison of the Walk-In Studio & Gallery, Main Street, Lahinch to cease all commercial operations at the site.
They have been given until later this month to comply with the notice and revert the structure back to a private dwelling as well as refunding €300 costs incurred by the council in the investigation and issuing of enforce- ment proceedings.
If they fail to comply with the no- tice, the council has warned it will have no option but to initiate legal proceedings and this would result in additional costs.
A similar notice has been issued to two directors of a Sixmilebridge company who have been ordered to reconstruct a house they demolished on the main street without planning permission. The notice under the Planning and Development Act was issued to Patrick and Yvonne Cos- tello of Maxfern Ltd, Shannon Road, SIV. Cse bose ulelven
The council considers the demo- lition of the dwelling house to be unauthorised as it does not have the
benefit of planning permission and does not constitute exempted devel- opment. The planners are demanding that the house be rebuilt in accord- ance with the original design and to the satisfaction of the council.
It is understood the house was de- molished adjacent to the entrance to a development of four apartments and two shop units for which Mr Costello secured planning permis- sion in 2005.
The council is also demanding that
all remedial works are carried out to ensure the satisfactory reinstatement of the adjoining property to the west of the site.
The Costellos are also obliged to employ a chartered structural en- gineer to supervise all works to the adjoining property.
The issuing of the enforcement no- tices comes against the background of increased activity by the Enforce- ment Unit.
A Bunratty businessman was re-
cently sentenced to three months 1m- prisonment at Ennis District Court for not complying with an enforce- ment notice.
The businessman is currently on bail pending the outcome of his ap- ered