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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 14, 2015

QUESTION NO.28

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive how many council houses have been built since 2011 by year upto end December 2015? and outline what has been the delay in getting housing built after part 8s approved?

REPLY:

The following units have been completed in the period 2011 to date:

Year      Scheme Ref        No. of Units handed Over         Location

2011        SH310                        1                                 Harelawn Grove Clondalkin*

2011         SH230                       4                                 MacUilliam Parade Tallaght

2012         SH321                       9                                 Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham 

2013            Nil                          Nil

2014            Nil                          Nil

*Scheme SH310 provided for construction of 19 units at Harelawn Grove, 18 of which were delivered in 2010.

New Build projects which have commenced on site in 2015 are:

Scheme Address   Estimated Delivery   Date
Suncroft Tallaght 10 dwellings 2nd Quarter 2016
St Finians   2   dwellings 2nd Quarter 2016
Belgard Road   Tallaght (traveller accommodation)   3 dwellings 1st Quarter 2016
 Total 15  

 The following three projects which are Part 8 approved are planned for tender soon. The Office of Government Procurement is establishing a new framework for consultants which South Dublin Co. Co. have applied to use. This framework is expected to be available in January 2016 and it is intended to go to tender with the following three projects once the framework is declared active:

Scheme Address  
    St.        Marks Green
 11 dwellings
      Mayfield       
 18 dwellings
      Mac        Uilliam
 28 dwellings 
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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, June 2015 Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG - awaiting Pre-Tender Approval
Letts Field,   Clondalkin 37  Yes,   September 2015 Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG - awaiting Pre-Tender Approval
Owendoher,   Ballyboden 40  Yes, October 2015 Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG - awaiting Pre-Tender Approval
Killinarden,   Tallaght 27 Yes, November 2015 Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG - awaiting Pre-Tender Approval

The Council is unable to confirm estimated completion dates in respect of the above Part V111 projects at this stage until necessary approvals issue from the Department. These projects are included in SDCC Housing Strategy 2015-2017 programme. 

The Part 8 programme will continue to progress on an incremental basis throughout the county. As part of the consultation process the Council is open to engaging  with representative resident groups within the area of the proposed development. As presented to Council in March 2015 the further sites identified for Part 8 will be  displayed for public consultation over the coming months as follows:

Address  
Balgaddy ‘F’ Lucan 50
St Marks Avenue,Rowlagh 39
Stocking Lane,   Rathfarnham 40
Fernwood, Tallaght 22
Fonthill Road Link   Road, Neilstown 50
St. Aidans, Brookfield, Tallaght 50
Maplewood, Tallaght 18
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The numbers of homes above are indicative and may vary slightly as schemes are designed and consulted in detail.