Hello Folks,
Not sure if this is the correct forum but I thought I'd try here.
There is an apartment complex and offices building opposite where I live.
There is a very wide path in front of this development.
As far as I am aware the area in front of the complex is private property (it is tarmac covered), there are signs up to this effect while the path is grey stone and DCC owned.
Part of this (the space in front of the apartments) has spaces marked out and is patrolled by a private parking company. This would seem to confirm my belief.
The larger area, in front of the offices, is not marked, though it has signs up denoting private property.
I, along with many other residents of the street, have been parking in this area.
This morning DCC clamped all the cars. Now as far as I am aware DCC do not have jurisdiction to clamp cars parked on private land, only a privately appointed firm by the land owner could do so?
What I want to know is how I can prove the land is privately owned? Ideally I'd like to find a map of the street that shows the boundaries of the various properties. I believe the Land Registry service have a LandDirect.ie service which seems to probably be what I am looking for but it costs €125 to access and seems to be available to solicitors only.
Is there a way I can access such information for free, I'd imagine in pre-internet days there was probably an office one could go to to look at maps?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance