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Requests were again made at the Fermoy Electoral Area Committee meeting of Cork County Council to have the town’s Dun Eala estate taken in charge. Photo: 123RF

The Dun Eala estate in Fermoy hasn't been taken in charge and there's no application submitted to do so, the meeting of Fermoy Electoral Area Committee of Cork County Council was told last week.

"At least that answers that," exclaimed Councillor Frank O'Flynn who had raised the matter, asking for the up to date situation.

He was told Cork County Council's grant of planning retention for a boundary wall in the estate had been appealed to An Bord Pleanala. Estates engineer John Aherne told him that while they couldn't take the estate in charge with the planning matter going on, there was no reason why outstanding works on the snag list couldn't go ahead. It was his view that it was quite a good estate.

Cllr. O'Flynn asked if residents could apply to have it taken in charge themselves. That's a question that's been asked - and answered - before, with members told they could if 50% or more of the residents were in agreement.

Cllr. Flynn also asked about the developer's bond of €37,000 being drawn down to complete the works.

"Things are going on in that estate that are not helping matters. They're using that area to squabble," the estate engineer said, though he didn't elaborate further.

Cllr. Noel McCarthy asked if the planning matter regarding the boundary wall couldn't be separated from the unfinished works and taking in charge process. Again, it's a question that's been asked before. "It'd be the logical thing to do," he said.

RESIDENTS FED UP

The estates engineer said the developer, Brompton Homes, had been asked to do the work on sewers, drains and public lighting, finish the snag list and make application to have the estate taken in charge. The county council could then sit on it until the Bord Pleanala ruling.

Cllr. McCarthy asked if a quantity surveyor from Brompton Homes had been in contact with Cork County Council. He was told they hadn't.

Residents, fed up of waiting since 2009 to have the snag list completed, are understood to be planning to hold a plebiscite on the taking in charge matter. They also plan to raise it as a local election issue.

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