Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

I have come across a few cases in which, when the final application was being made to have the buildings designated for refurbishment, the architect made a judgment call on behalf of the individual property owner that it was not possible to refurbish the property and that it would have to be demolished. Some of these properties might have had some new build in addition to the refurbishment. Is there any appeal mechanism for such designations? In addition — if the Minister cannot answer this, that is fair enough — will the Minister clarify whether an appeals mechanism existed under the old urban renewal scheme that has been scaled down?

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