Penalty warning to owners of derelict properties in Cork towns

Cobh Municipal District Council say levies will be applied next year if owners don’t start renovating

Gentle pressure could be replaces with more direct measures to tackle dereliction in Cobh.

Identified owners of derelict sites/buildings and those soon to be added to the list in the Cobh Municipal District Council area have been warned that they will be hit with a levy on their properties next year if they don’t start renovating them.

The warning has been issued by the area’s municipal district officer, Paraig Lynch, who provided councillors at a recent meeting with the names of properties that are currently on the list and others which may soon be added to it.