(Notice in respect of this Compulsory Purchase Order appeared in the Kilkenny People Wednesday 23rd November 2022 and also in the Irish Independent Wednesday 23rd November 2022)

COMHAIRLE CHONTAE CHILL CHAINNIGH

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL 

NOTICE OF A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER UNDER SECTION 76 OF AND THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE HOUSING ACT, 1966, AS EXTENDED BY SECTION 10 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (NO. 2) ACT, 1960, TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 (a) OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE HOUSING ACT, 1966, AS AMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 2000 (As Amended).

COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND

Kilkenny County Council Compulsory Purchase Order No. 5 of 2022

N24 Carrick Road Improvement Scheme (Clonmore to Mooncoin)

The Kilkenny County Council (hereinafter referred to as "the local authority") in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 76 of the Housing Act, 1966, and the Third Schedule thereto, as extended by section 10 of the Local Government (No. 2) Act, 1960 as substituted by section 86 of the Housing Act, 1966 as amended by section 6 and the Second Schedule to the Roads Acts, 1993-2015 and as amended by the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 (As Amended), have made an order entitled as above which is about to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation.

If confirmed, the order will authorise the local authority to acquire compulsorily the lands and wayleaves described in Part I, II and III of the Schedule hereto, for the purposes of the construction of the N24 Carrick Road Improvement Scheme with ancillary works through the townlands of Clonmore, Grange, Pollrone and Mooncoin.

Owners, lessees and occupiers of the land described in the Schedule will receive individual written notice.

The order will also authorise the local authority to extinguish the public right of way described in Part IV of the Schedule hereto, by order made by them after they have acquired the land, where the said public right of way is over the land so acquired or any part thereof, or over land adjacent to or associated with the land so acquired or any part thereof. Any objections to the extinguishing of the said public right of way should be made in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902 by5:30pm on Friday 20^th January 2023.

The Board cannot confirm –

(a) a compulsory purchase order in respect of the land if an objection is made in respect of the acquisition by an owner, lessee or occupier of the land, and not withdrawn,

(b) an order which authorises the extinguishment of a public right of way if there is an objection to the extinguishment, which is not withdrawn,

until it has caused to be held an oral hearing into the matter and until it has considered the objection and the report of the person who held the oral hearing.

A copy of the order and of the map referred to in it may be seen from Friday 25^th November 2022 until Friday 20^th January 2023 (Inclusive of both dates) at the following locations:

• The consultation website of Kilkenny County Council at https://consult.kilkenny.ie/en
• The Planning Section of Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny City. R95A39T between the hours 9am to 1pm & 2pm to 4pm Monday to Friday (Excluding Public Holidays & 28^th December 2022.)
• Piltown Municipal District Offices, Kilkenny County Council, Ferrybank Shopping Centre, Ferrybank, xX91DE42 from 9am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm Monday to Friday (Excluding Public Holidays & 28th December 2022)
• The offices of An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 between the hours 9:15am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday (Excluding Public Holidays & 28^th December 2022)

A Natura Impact Statement, for which separate public notice has been given, has been prepared in respect of the development which it is proposed to carry out on the land. Evidence in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the proposed development may also be heard at the oral hearing, if any. 

Dated this 23^rd day of November 2022.

Anne Maria Walsh,

County Secretary,

Kilkenny County Council