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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF HOUSING SPC

Thursday, November 12, 2015

HEADED ITEM NO.3

HEADED ITEM: M. Donovan

Social Housing progress update

REPLY:

Housing SPC Meeting

12th November 2015

H-I (3) - Housing Supply Progress Versus Targets South Dublin County Council is required to deliver 1445 Social Housing Units for the period 2015-2017. The targets were set under a combination of Capital and Current expenditure programmes. The below table outlines the targets for each mechanism for provision of social housing and the units delivered to the end of October 2015.
  Delivery Mechanism     Targets 2015   Unit Delivered to 30/10/2015
Social Housing Infill (Note 1)  3 0
Leasing (Including Unsold, CALF, Payment & Availability) (Note 2)  200 182
Rental Accommodation Scheme  165 119
Housing Assistance Payment (Note 3)  320 401
Casual Vacancies (Re-lets on existing social housing units) (Note 4)  200 151
Acquisition Programme (Note 5)  23 10
Capital Assistance Scheme (Note 6)  49 0
Total  960 863

 

   1. Social Housing Infill: 3 Construction Projects on site as at October 2015. 15 Units

  1. Leasing figures includes Tallaght Cross 65 units acquired under NARPS vehicle and managed by TUATH AHB and 45 Oakley AHB – Pair Na Greine Cookstown Road (P&A agreement recently signed with Oakley AHB)
  1. HAP target set by SDCC based on first three months activity 2015
  1. This relates to the units that are allocated to people on the housing list through casual vacancies.
  1. Acquisition Programme includes AIB, BOI for 2015 and also includes incidental acquisitions under Part V. We have committed to purchase 34 properties which are at varying stages of completion. There are a further 25 properties which are in the process of being purchases – due diligence is being exercised prior to committing to purchase.
  1. Capital Assistance Scheme: There are currently 11 units which will funded through CAS 2015 which have been notified as Sale Agreed for the provision of Homeless and Disability housing need. It is hoped that these will be finalised for allocation in January 2016.

The rollout of the Part 8 social housing developments are reported as follows: 

Scheme Name (Location Address)   Approved by Council Current Stage
Dromcarra, Tallaght 14 Yes in June 2015 Cost plan submitted to DECLG for pre-tender approval
Letts Field, Clondalkin 37 Yes September 2015   Cost plan submitted to DECLG for pre-tender approval.
Owendoher, Ballyboden 40 Yes October 2015 Cost plan submitted to DECLG for pre-tender approval.
Killinarden, Tallaght 27 Yes November 2015 Cost plan will be submitted by end of November to DECLG for pre-tender approval.

As presented to Council in March 2015 the further sites identified for Part 8 will display at consultation over the coming months:

Address  
Balgaddy ‘F’ Lucan 50
 St. Marks Avenue, Clondalkin 39
Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham 40
Fernwood, Tallaght 22
Fonthill Road Link Road, Neilstown 50

The numbers of homes above are indicative and may vary slightly as schemes are designed and consulted in detail.

Three projects which have commenced on site in 2015 are:

  • Suncroft Tallaght
 10 dwellings
  • St. Finians, Lucan
   2 dwellings
  • Belgard Road Tallaght (traveller accommodation)
   3 dwellings
 Total 15

Three projects are already Part 8 approved, costed and awaiting sanction to proceed to tender by DECLG -

  • St. Marks Green
 11 dwellings
  • Mayfield
 18 dwellings
  • Mac Uilliam
 28 dwellings
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