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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 11, 2013

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to advise if this Council has since acquired any of the Part V social and affordable housing units listed in the detailed reply to Question No. 5 of the March 2011 Council Meeting; and in case of each acquisition to advise if the agreed costs (also listed in the aforementioned previous reply) were paid or if a reduced cost was negotiated?

REPLY:

The following table provides a current update on the reply to Question No. 5 of the March 2011 Council Meeting in respect of binding pre 2010 Part V agreements :-

Development Unit description Date of Agreement Agreed Cost Development status -   March 2011 Development Status  - March 2013
Tallaght Cross 26 x 1 bed apartments, 41 x 2 bed apartments and 7 x 3 bed apartments. Sep-08 €15.19m Development substantially complete. Developer in receivership. Ongoing active negotiations with receiver to reach agreement on Part V matters. No significant change in development status since March 2011
Saggart Lodge, Saggart Village 4 x 2 bed houses and  2 x 3 bed houses Dec-07 €1.25m Development substantially complete. Developer in receivership. Ongoing active negotiations with receiver to reach agreement on Part V matters.
New Bancroft, Tallaght  6 x 1 bed apartments and 13 x 2 bed apartments   Jun-08 €3.8m Development incomplete and works stalled Development status has not changed since March 2011.
St Edmunds, Liffey Valley  11 x 1 bed apartments and 46 x 2 bed apartments     Mar - 08  €13m No works commenced Development status has not changed since March 2011.
Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham 20 x 2 bed apartments Dec-07 €4.6m No works commenced Development status has not changed since March 2011.
Newcastle Lyons, Newcastle  15 x 2 bed apartments  Jul- 07  €3.18m No works commenced Development status has not changed since March 2011.
Airpark, Stocking Lane 7 x 2 bed apartments Aug-08 €1.58m Development complete. Acquisition at an advanced stage. 7 identified (Unsold Affordables) units were acquired into “Temporary Social Stock” in April 2011 at a cost of €1.58m in accordance with terms of legally binding Part V agreement. All 7 units are currently occupied by persons from the social housing waiting list.
Castlegate, Adamstown 11 x 3 bed apartments  Mar - 08  €2.88m Development complete Acquisition of 10 of the 11 identified units at a total cost of €1m at an advanced stage. The units will form part of social stock for allocation to persons on the social housing waiting list.

The named developments continue to be monitored closely for progress and the Council will engage with the respective developers and their agents to renegotiate previously agreed terms.  It should be noted that the life of the relevant planning permissions will be a matter for consideration as part of any renegotiation process.