COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE/RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Wednesday 11th April 2007

HEADED ITEM No. 10

Report on Social and Affordable Housing

REPORT:

The Council's Housing Strategy, which was prepared in accordance with Part V of the Planning & Development Act 2000, was adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 11th June 2001.  This Strategy was reviewed and now forms an integral part of the County Development Plan 2004-2010, which was adopted by the Council on 10th November, 2004.

The strategy requires 15% of all residential developments to be reserved for Social/Affordable housing purposes.  The Council has been successful in the delivery of affordable housing under the following initiatives:

(a)   Part V of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended).

(b)   Joint Venture Schemes.

(c)   Integrated Area Plans.

To date 450 affordable units have been procured throughout the County.  Of these 6 have been procured and sold on in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area.

The following schedule sets out (a) the location and number of units procured to date in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area, (b) a schedule of social/affordable units to be procured where a Letter of Exchange has issued and/or an Agreement has been reached, (c) schedule of developments where a Commencement Notice has been served and negotiations are ongoing with the developer.

 

(a) Schedule of Affordable Units procured in the period 2003 - to date

Development	Number of units	Date of Procurement
Glen Bard Inns Limited, "Rosmor", Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham	6 units Total 6 units	26/8/04

(b) Schedule of Affordable Units to be procured where a Letter of Exchange has issued and/or an Agreement has been reached

 

Development	No of units	Target Completion Date for units
Boden Heath, Ballyboden Park,	11 units	June 07
Garthy Wood, Knocklyon,	3 units	June 07
Temple Manor, Limekiln Farm,	3 units Total 17 units	June 07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C) Schedule of developments where a Commencement Notice has been served and negoitiations are ongoing with the developer

Developer	Estimated number of units	Target Completion Date for Units
Former Eircom Training Centre, Wainsfort Road	51	2008
Lands adjacent to Nursing Home, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham,	17	2008
College Drive, Dublin 6W	21	2008
Everton and Bushy Park, Ballyboden Road	7  Total 96 units	Dec 07

Please note that date of procurement may change due to external factors, outside the control of the Council, e.g. registration of title issue, climatic conditions etc.

In addition to the foregoing, there is potential to procure a further 85 social/affordable units in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area on foot of Planning Permissions granted where initial contact has been made with developers.