A construction company that breached several planning conditions while constructing a housing estate in South East Clare faces a bill of almost 5 thousand euro in fines and legal costs.
Lisnagry-based Mourne View Properties was prosecuted by Clare County Council in relation to the Churchfields housing estate in Clonlara which remains unfinished.
Limerick District Court heard that 85-house development had not been constructed in accordance with the plans, road surface has not been properly finished and the public lighting wasn’t operational.
Clare County Council carried out 9 inspections since August 2011 – when the matter first came to light- but the court was told that issues remain outstanding – including manhole covers and water gullys that protrude above the road surface by up to 3 inches posing a danger to vehicles and people walking in the estate.
The directors of the company Martin and Mary McGivern were not present in court and a solicitor representing Mourne View Properties said his client wasn’t in position to do the works as it could not afford to pay for them.
Last year the estate in Clonlara was included in the Nama backed 80:20 scheme to facility first time buyers and try and stimulate the market.
Judge Eugene O Kelly fined Mourne View Properties a total of 1,650 euro and it was ordered to pay the council’s costs of over 3 thousand euro- He also made a formal order compelling the company to carry out the unfinished work within 6 months.
