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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 09, 2017
QUESTION NO.3
QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson
To ask the Chief Executive, how many of all agreed and future Part 8 housing units, including Rapid Build, will be 1 bed units, and to outline if there is any plan to increase the number of 1 bed units being built in the future?
REPLY:
The following projects, providing for a total of 261 units, have been Part 8 approved and are at various stages of Departmental approval. These are two and three bed units and no one-bed units are provided for on any of these sites due to meeting family needs particularly overcrowding.
|
Project Name |
No. of Units |
Part 8 Approved |
|
St Marks Green, Clondalkin |
11 |
Sep-13 |
|
Fortunestown (MacUilliam) |
28 |
Mar-14 |
|
Mayfield Estate |
18 |
Mar-14 |
|
Dromcarra, Tallaght |
14 |
Jun-15 |
|
Letts Field, Neilstown, Clondalkin |
37 |
Sep-15 |
|
Ballyboden, Rathfarnham |
40 |
Oct-15 |
|
Killinarden, Tallaght |
28 |
Nov-15 |
|
St. Aidans, Tallaght -RAPID BUILD PROJECT |
85 |
Sep-16 |
|
|
261 |
|
However, the Council through its Accelerated House Purchase Programme and Part V, continues to negotiate the acquisition of one bedroom units throughout the county.
In addition, in order to meet the changing needs of older people as they age, the Council is dynamically reviewing how it develops specific housing for older people. The Council is actively appraising comparative best practise and various options to develop an exemplar model of ‘housing with care’ for older people that combines the supports and services traditionally delivered separately by the Council and the Health Service Executive into one scheme and retaining the concept of independent living. The Council is as part of that process considering the concept of “independent residential complexes”.
The permeating vision will be of a service that is proactive and focused on assisting older people to lead healthier and more active lives and to promote an independent and secure living environment for its residents.
The council will develop plans for three sites that are considered appropriate having regard to:
- Location: close to (within walking distance of) services
- Place making: the creation of attractive developments that add to the local context and urban form of the area
- Reuse of land: aim to re-use brownfield sites wherever possible to promote the development of sustainable communities
Potential sites that have been identified include:
- Brownfield site of 1.66 acres adjacent to Tallaght Stadium and Sean Walsh Park with access from Whitestown Way
- Infill in both Maplewood Road and Fernwood Park
Before developing plans for the developments the council is currently examining best practise with regards the following:
- Incorporating a universal design approach to allow for flexibility and adaptability of the dwellings in the future
- Integrating technology into developments which enhance safety and security, support health monitoring, increase comfort and improve social connectedness
- Integrating social supports into developments which support access to information, find non health service based solutions and reduce demand on formal services.
It is anticipated that outline proposals will be brought to Council presently.