The Valuation Office is the State property valuation agency. The core business of the Valuation Office is the provision of accurate, up to date valuations of commercial and industrial properties to ratepayers and rating authorities as laid down by statute (principally the Valuation Act 2001). 

The Office also provides consultancy services to other Government Departments, Local Authorities, Health Boards and the Revenue Commissioners. For more information on the Valuation Office, please visit their website at http://www.valoff.ie/en/

The following items cannot be dealt with at a Deputation meeting:

•  Areas that have not been taken in charge by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council or requests for areas to be Taken in Charge. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning/building-control/taking-charge
• Planning files and Developments. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning-applications/planning-applications-online-search
• Planning Enforcement cases. Enforcement files are not public files so cannot be viewed. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning/planning-enforcement
• Part 8 applications. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning/public-consultations-part-8-schemes
• Derelict sites. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/property-management/derelict-sites
• Commercial Industrial Estates. Please contact info@dlrcoco.ie 
• Housing Maintenance issues. Please refer to: www.dlrcoco.ie/en/housing-provision-tenants/maintenance-repairs

Owners or occupiers of protected structures are legally required to make sure that the structure does not become endangered through neglect, decay, damage or harm. Generally, if a structure is kept in habitable condition and regular maintenance is carried out (cleaning out gutters, repairing missing slates, repainting external timberwork, etc.), it should not become endangered.

If a protected structure is endangered, the planning authority can serve a notice on the owner or occupier, requiring them to carry out any work that it considers necessary to protect the structure.
Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, there are penalties for owners or occupiers of protected structures who endanger the structure or who fail to carry out work that has been ordered by the planning authority. It should be noted that the lack of general maintenance and a poor cosmetic appearance do not constitute ‘endangerment’ of a Protected Structure.  The Planning and Development Act 2000 defines endangerment as ‘exposed to harm, decay, or damage, whether immediately or over a period of time, through neglect or through direct or indirect means’.    Obligation to Prevent Endangerment of a Protected Structure

Owners or occupiers of protected structures are legally required to make sure that the structure does not become endangered through neglect, decay, damage or harm. Generally, if a structure is kept in habitable condition and regular maintenance is carried out (cleaning out gutters, repairing missing slates, repainting external timberwork, etc.), it should not become endangered.

If a protected structure is endangered, the planning authority can serve a notice on the owner or occupier, requiring them to carry out any work that it considers necessary to protect the structure. The work must be done within eight weeks of the date of the notice. The planning authority can also serve a notice to require the ‘restoration of character’ of the protected structure. This could include removing, changing or replacing any parts of the structure specified in the notice.

Owners or occupiers can make written representations to the planning authority about the terms of the notice. In many cases, the works may be eligible for a conservation grant. The planning authority will take these representations into account when making their final decision. Owners and occupiers can appeal against the notice to the District Court within two weeks of their last response from the planning authority, if they are still not satisfied.

If a notice to prevent a structure from becoming endangered has been ignored, the planning authority can take enforcement action. In the case of endangerment or restoration of character notices, the planning authority can carry out the work itself and recover the costs of the work from the owner or the occupier. In exceptional cases, the planning authority may buy the protected structure from the owner, either by compulsory purchase or by agreement. This would only be done if the planning authority considered it the only way to save a protected structure.

Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, there are penalties for owners or occupiers of protected structures who endanger the structure or who fail to carry out work that has been ordered by the planning authority.

It should be noted that the lack of general maintenance and a poor cosmetic appearance do not constitute ‘endangerment’ of a Protected Structure.  The Planning and Development Act 2000 defines endangerment as ‘exposed to harm, decay, or damage, whether immediately or over a period of time, through neglect or through direct or indirect means’.

Owners or occupiers of Protected Structures are legally required to make sure that the structure does not become endangered through neglect, decay, damage or harm. Generally, if a structure is kept in habitable condition and regular maintenance is carried out (cleaning out gutters, repairing missing slates, repainting external timberwork, etc.), it should not become endangered.

If a protected structure is endangered, the planning authority can serve a notice on the owner or occupier, requiring them to carry out any work that it considers necessary to protect the structure.

Under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000, there are penalties for owners or occupiers of Protected Structures who endanger the structure or who fail to carry out work that has been ordered by the planning authority. It should be noted that the lack of general maintenance and a poor cosmetic appearance do not constitute ‘endangerment’ of a Protected Structure.  The Planning and Development Act 2000 defines endangerment as ‘exposed to harm, decay, or damage, whether immediately or over a period of time, through neglect or through direct or indirect means’.    

There is provision for an appeal to An Bord Pleanála in such cases. The appeal must be lodged within 1 month of the date of the decision on the application –see Part VI of the Building Control Regulations.

Protected Structure designation aims to preserve all parts of the structure, including its interior, all land around it, and any other structures on that land (including boundaries). The designation also applies to all fixtures and fittings forming part of the interior of a protected structure or of any structure on the land around it.  External boundary walls, for example rubble stone, wrought and cast-iron railings are also included in the designation.

Protected Structure designation aims to preserve all parts of the structure, including its interior, all land around it, and any other structures on that land (including boundaries). The designation also applies to all fixtures and fittings forming part of the interior of a Protected Structure or of any structure on the land around it.  External boundary walls, for example rubble stone, wrought and cast-iron railings are also included in the designation.

Under grant, applications are invited for any of the following projects;  

1. purchase of plants or trees for public areas,  

2. purchase of estate name stones,  

3. hosting of local environmental talks, workshops or local environmental / climate action campaigns (e.g. anti-litter or waste prevention campaigns),  

4. purchase of minor non-mechanised equipment to assist with a planting project (e.g. spade, trowel, gloves),  

5. A combination of the above. 

Projects should seek to demonstrate the delivery of national climate action at local level by including at least one, preferably more, of the following:

• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Improving energy efficiency
• Increasing climate resilience (help adapt to the consequences of climate change)
• Assisting communities transition to low carbon and sustainable economy

Projects should address at least one, but preferably more than one of the following themes:

• Community Energy
• Travel
• Food and waste
• Shopping and recycling
• Local climate and environmental action

In order for a HAP payment to be paid into a landlords bank account. HAP need to ensure the landlord receiving the payment is in fact the owner of the property being rented.

There are a number of ways to prove ownership of a property. Listed below are the documents we are allowed to accept as proof of ownership any one of the following.

• Title deed or similar legal instrument proving ownership of the property                  
• Current registration letter from the RTB showing the landlords name and the property address. If the house is sub-divided into self-contained flats, each individual flat will need to be registered with the RTB
• Insurance policy/schedule for the property. (Must be current and in date. We can not accept renewal notices)
• Mortgage Statement dated within the last 12 months indicating landlord as the owner of the property and indicating the property being rented is in fact the same property on the mortgage statement.
• Local Property Tax (LPT) statement showing payment, If the house is sub-divided into self-contained flats, LPT must be paid for each individual flat.

Landlords need only provide one of the documents listed above as proof of ownership.

From our experience we have found landlords tend to find the RTB letter or insurance schedule as the easiest to attain