COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

Report on Social and Affordable Housing

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. The 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 - 2006 (as amended)

(b) Joint Venture Schemes

(c) Integrated Area Plans

To date 1082 affordable homes have been procured throughout the County. Of these 35 have been procured and sold on in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area.

The following achedules set out (a) the location and number of homes procured to date in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area and (b) social/affordable homes to be procured where a Letter of Exchange has issued and/or Agreement has been reached.

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

 Development Number of homes  Date of Procurement 
Glen Bard Inns Limited, "Rosmor", Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham  6      26/8/04
Boden Heath, Ballyboden     11           June 2007          
Garthy Wood, Knocklyon 3           March 2008          
Lands adjacent to Nursing Home Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham     15 2008
  Total 35  

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

  Development     No of homes  Target Completion Date for homes
  College Drive, Dublin 6               24 (social sheltered)          2008

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 109 (approx) social/affordable homes in the Terenure/Rathfarnham Area on foot of Planning Permissions granted where initial contact has been made with developers.