Living Cities Bill 2017
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
The Living Cities Bill 2017 would make it more expensive to leave land and buildings empty or derelict, by raising the charges on both derelict sites and vacant sites. It would also make local authority registers and related documents easier for the public to see online, widen the rules so more empty sites and some low-equity properties are covered, and add extra protection for homeowners who have moved into residential care. Its aim is to push neglected land back into use and make city centres more transparent and active.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Derelict Sites Act 1990 to increase the levy placed on derelict sites; to ensure the register of derelict sites compiled by a local authority is made publicly available on the local authority's website; to ensure protection for the rights of homeowners who have moved into residential care and own a derelict site; to amend the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 to extend the definition of a "vacant site" to include sites below 0.05 hectares; to ensure the documents associated with the entry of a site onto the register of vacant sites are made publicly available on the local authority's website; to increase the vacant site levy in each subsequent year; to increase the scope of the levy to include properties in negative or low equity; and to provide for related matters
Last updated 13 February 2020
- Eamon Ryan Primary
- Catherine Martin
- First StageDáil
- Living Cities Bill 2017: First Stage Dáil