Couple Ordered to Demolish House - any update?

Because they thought they were above the laws that pertain to plebs like the rest of us and that they would get away with it. Arrogant feckers.

Glad the house is being demolished. If it was allowed stay standing it would set a dangerous precedent and effectively make planning laws in Ireland irrelevant.

Yes they come across as dreadfully entitled brazen people and certainly are not doing themselves any favours in any of the interviews. And trying to twist the system meant they eventually ran out of road.

I find the images of the demolition fairly harsh though - must be a visual thing - can read about it, but I would not gloat over the images - even though I know it was the only result.

No one will listen to what you are saying if you keep throwing abuse

Ipas have exempted development status (the gript won't give you that information)

kippure has had action taken against it for building houses (you might have missed that element) - and the action is a lot quicker than the Navan planning here

If you take your information from the gript, you'll find its mostly wrong

In the case of the Navan house - it was built in flagrant breach of planning and done so purposely. It will send a message to everyone else who builds in flagrant breach of planning.

Its well known that staff shortages are the issue with the lack of enforcement. So the councils leave it to the public to make a complaint or report something. Hardly robust or fit for purpose enforcement. Kinda like our to roads policing .. lots of laws, but minimal policing.

Planning enforcement is much more robust in the UK. They even turn up on site and inspect works are being built according to the permission granted. Here we rely on self certification, which has caused a very big problem re compliance with Building Regs (eg all the apartments with fire defect issues that the tax payer will have to fork out on is directly down to a lack of enforcement)

So, yes, I do believe council staff tasked with planning enforcement could easily be more proactive.

I agree that this situation should have been resolved within 2 years. Again , that's about all it would take in the UK.

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Checking sites of failed applications may actually be quite fruitful i guess.

They are kind off right. IPAS generally do not require traditional planning permission due to temporary exemptions. Under regulations, specifically S.I. 376 of 2023, the state can use certain structures for accommodating asylum seekers without typical planning procedures until December 31, 2028, to meet urgent

That's still not a question of resources. Moreso it's a reflection of a mentality, mostly rurally, that reporting anyone to the authorities for illegal behavior is a no no.

You just have to look at the support the Murrays got from the locals in the last few days. It's a legacy of occupation to my mind, and the general negative view of 'them up in Dublin' telling us what to do.