Homeowner bids to stop council from acquiring house because of overgrown garden

The man plans to carry out works to the property so his daughters can live there when they attend Waterford Institute of Technology.

The case will come back before the court in January. File picture: iStock

The owner of a house which was allegedly the subject of complaints by residents because of its state of repair and overgrown garden has brought a High Court challenge to the local council's moves to acquire the property.

Peter Paul Keenan owns the house at the Grange, John's Hill, Waterford, which Waterford City and County Council put a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on over a year ago.