COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 10, 2011
QUESTION NO. 3
QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle
To ask the Manager to provide a detailed breakdown of all housing units acquired by SDCC from private developers in each of 2009 & 2010 and likely to be acquired in 2011, to include details on the location of scheme, the developer and the price paid; and to ask the Manager to further confirm that no monies to acquire housing units have been paid to developers who have yet to pay outstanding development contributions?
REPLY:
The list hereunder detail all part V acquisitions in 2009 and 2010. In regards 2011 the Council is currently negotiating the completion of Part V arrangements in respect of a number of developments in the County in accordance with the legislative requirement. Given current housing market conditions it is difficult to provide an estimate of when these developments may be completed, the number of units which may be acquired under Part V arrangements or the prices which might be agreed. Part V agreements are contractual agreements that the Council is obliged to honour.
The Councils Development Contributions Schemes exempt units provided in accordance with Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) from a requirement to pay development contributions.
In addition it is also proposed to purchase one off 1 bed units in 2011 for homeless allocation and this will be funded by the DOELGH from a special fund. The numbers and prices of these purchases has yet to be finalised
In respect of leasing schemes such as RAS and other recent schemes, there is liaison between the Planning and Housing Departments to ensure that developers/individuals who owe development contributions are not admitted to such schemes. In this regard already this year some developers have been refused admission to such schemes due to non-compliance with the relevant planning conditions.
The setting off of payments in respect of units to be purchased by the Council (against development contributions owing) in one particular case is also currently being examined.
| Social/Affordable units purchased into stock by SDCC under Part V arrangements | |||
| Development name/location | Developer | no. of homes acquired | total value |
| 2009 | |||
| Cornerpark | Opus Developments | 10 | €1,950,000.00 |
| Slade Castle | GaryAron Homes | 34 | €7,650,000.00 |
| Stocking Lane | Deane Homes | 40 | €10,241,020.00 |
| Weaver Court | L.T construction | 8 | €1,182,000.00 |
| Newcastle Lyons | Maplewood Homes | 31 | €7,072,000.00 |
| The Paddock's | Maplewood Homes | 4 | €968,000.00 |
| Eaton Rathcoole | Stanley's | 4 | €980,000.00 |
| 2010 | |||
| Blackthorn Hill Close | Durkan New Homes | 1 | €138,842.00 |
| St. Edmund's | Glenkerrin Homes | 3 | €650,000.00 |
| Stocking Lane | Deane Homes | 21 | €4,823,950.00 |
| Citywest Plaza | Place Properties | 4 | €620,500.00 |
| College Drive, Terenure | Jackie Green Construction Ltd | 23 | €5,236,920.00 |
| Millrace | William Neville & Sons Construction | 4 | €1,005,673.00 |