COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 81

MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

Replace H1 Objective 6 on p29 with the following:

H1 Objective 6:

To meet the County's need for social housing  primarily though the direct provision of Council controlled social housing in new mixed income estates combining where appropriate social housing, cost rental housing and cost sale housing and to supplement this provision with additional social housing provided through such means as made available by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

REPORT:

H1 Objective 6 has been drawn up to reflect the provisions of the Interim Housing Strategy as contained in Schedule 3 of the written statement. It is a requirement for the Development Plan to be consistent with its Housing Strategy and to include objectives for its implementation.

The Interim Housing Strategy assesses the mix of house types and tenures that are required to serve the County’s forecast population and housing need. The strategy and sets out a range of measures to address segregation. This includes a 15% social housing requirements under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) for all sites that are zoned for residential development or a mix of uses that would include residential development. All areas of the County where new private housing development takes place will therefore be subject to the Part V requirement.

The Interim Housing Strategy and Draft County Development Plan have been drawn up on the basis of current social housing practices, social housing need within the County and national policy including that set out under the Social Housing Strategy (2014), Housing Circular 11/2012 and the Housing Policy Statement (2011). This includes the national policy to stand down of all affordable housing schemes. The Housing Strategy sets out to meet the County’s needs for social housing provision through a range of mechanisms developed at a national level and set out under Planning and Development and Housing Legislation. This includes Part V, a social housing building programme, acquisition, Social Housing Leasing Initiative (SHLI), Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), Rental Accommodation Schemes (RAS) and the utilisation of existing housing stock,

The mechanisms proposed under the motion are either already provided for under the Draft Development Plan objectives and Interim Housing strategy or are at variance with national policy and current practices.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.