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House included in SAC?

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  • 07-12-2020 5:46pm
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    cnocbui
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    Does anyone know of an instance of a house being included within a SAC?

    Apart from mine, of course. :(


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    zetor 4911
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    Does anyone know of an instance of a house being included within a SAC?

    Apart from mine, of course. :(

    Was the house built on a SAC or was the SAC formed after the house was built.


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    mickdw
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    I know of an sac running into part of the site of a house.
    Typically, if planning is granted within an sac, the site will be removed from sac.
    If house was present before sac, the house site shouldnt have been included.


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    cnocbui
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    The house was long extant before the SAC was formed. I believe a mistake/oversight occurred wherein the house and it's relevant infrastructure were included. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a resaonable process to rectify such a mistake.

    The situation is exacerbated in that the road leading to the house passes through some woods and trees can fall and block it. As it is, one tree is over the road such that I think it would block an ambulance, and certainly a fire engine, from reaching the house, but the SAC means that legally the tree can't be touched, even if it falls and blocks the road completely.


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    zetor 4911
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    The house was long extant before the SAC was formed. I believe a mistake/oversight occurred wherein the house and it's relevant infrastructure were included. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a resaonable process to rectify such a mistake.

    The situation is exacerbated in that the road leading to the house passes through some woods and trees can fall and block it. As it is, one tree is over the road such that I think it would block an ambulance, and certainly a fire engine, from reaching the house, but the SAC means that legally the tree can't be touched, even if it falls and blocks the road completely.

    Normally when these SAC are been proposed (called proposed SAC)
    the land owner would be notified and would be given the option of objecting to the designation, know of cases where owners objected and the size of the area covered by the designation was reduced.


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    cnocbui
    Registered Users Posts: 19,981 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    zetor 4911 wrote: »
    Normally when these SAC are been proposed (called proposed SAC)
    the land owner would be notified and would be given the option of objecting to the designation, know of cases where owners objected and the size of the area covered by the designation was reduced.

    I am aware of the process, however, in this case the owner was living on the other side of the planet when the designations and process were happening and so wasn't informed.


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    mickdw
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    Contact npws. They will come out and surely approve the carrying out of some works around safety and access.


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    cnocbui
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    mickdw wrote: »
    Contact npws. They will come out and surely approve the carrying out of some works around safety and access.

    I'll have to make a list, there are a minimum of 8 current issues; 9 if I include wanting to mow the grass and 10 if I want to prune the vine that climbs one end of the house and is busy removing slates.


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