Council Orders Helena Cottage Rebuild

Somewhere… 24JAN18

ith the walls having come tumbling down on Helena and Mentone cottages at the beginning of April, the builders told us after that they had no choice but to let them fall.

With renovations going on for over four months, the 100-year-old walls were apparently too far gone to keep in place.

And the builders had kept every brick, every chimney stack, and every decorative terra cotta edging, the plan being to rebuild both cottages, better, stronger, and with a foundation.

Which is handy, because enforcement officer Richella Wood from Wicklow County Council has now given them 16 weeks to do so…

RE: UD5827:Unauthorised development at Church Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, consisting of the demolition of St. Helena Cottage, Mentone-Bethnell Cottage without the benefit of planning permission.

Take notice that Wicklow County Council, being the Planning Authority for the area in which the above mentioned land is located and having investigated the matter has decided to serve this Enforcement Notice on you.

In accordance with Section 154 (5) (a) (i) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) you are required to cease the unauthorised development without planning permission referred to in the above heading.

and

In accordance with Section 154 (5) (b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), you are required to take the following steps within 16 weeks of the date of this Enforcement Notice:

1. Reconstruct St. Helena Cottage, Mentone/Bethnell Cottage, Church Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

2. Restore the subject site to its condition prior to the demolition of the said buildings in so far as is practicable.

You can find out more about Helena and Mentone cottages right about here.