COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

Cathaoirleach's Business:

This Committee agrees that the Chief Executive bring forward a report to the October Area Committee detailing proposed sites for social housing across the Clondalkin LEA, which if agreed by the Committee, would then be worked up as Part 8 proposals.

REPORT:

Approval to proceed to tender is currently awaited from the Department of Environment Community and Local Government in respect of the 29 Social Housing units at St. Marks and Mayfield estates. Subject to funding approval, these projects will proceed to tender in accordance with guidelines set down under the Capital Works Management Framework

The Housing and Architectural Services Departments have been working closely in examining the potential of a number of locations around the county including the Clondalkin area. We are also in co-operation with the Economic Development division analysing the Council's landbank for other plots which may be deemed suitable to facilitate potential future building programmes either through state funding or some other form of social housing unit provision. We have identified a number of potential sites for social housing units and it is anticipated that maps of the areas identified will be circulated shortly to Councillors for their input. 

Following from this exercise these sites must be scoped to ensure that the sites are feasible. The feasibility of the sites will depend on site services, conditions and constraints. Once the sites have passed the feasibility examination we will then fast track the most viable locations under the Part 8 process.