COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

"This Committee calls on the Chief Executive to bring forward plans to build a Council house on the land between 3 Rowlagh Gardens and 10 Rowlagh Park within a reasonable time."

REPLY:

The Council has a number of single/double dwelling infill sites throughout the county. The Department, who provide funding for infill projects, have evaluated that sites below 8-10 units cannot be constructed economically, though infills of 4 units have been approved under special circumstances previously.

The site in question has low capacity and a maximum of two units is possible, though one would seem more practical. In the current context of the infill program it may be possible to include smaller sites in the overall larger site contract, providing the sites are in reasonable proximity to the main infill site. An evaluation will be done to establish if the site can be incorporated into the main infill program as there are two larger infills proposed in proximity to the site. The site would require a Part 8 approval and support, both at councillor and local level, would need to be established clearly prior to the Part 8 process due to the disproportionate work and costs involved in processing a single / double dwelling.  The timescale, if the project proved practical, would be in line with delivery times for the infill program.