COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO.45

MOTION: Councillor M. Johansson

That, considering the high percentage of land owned by SDCC within the SDZ lands and the current housing crisis, this SDZ provides an opportunity to provide high quality social housing on a large scale. In addition, the significant investment by the state for infrastructure should ensure the provision of affordable housing for sale. Therefor the following sentence should be inserted into Section 1.3 Overarching Principles of the Planning Scheme:

“The SDZ should make provisions for a substantial number of social housing units. The minimum total units provided for social housing should amount to 40% of the total units. At minimum, another 30% should be guaranteed affordable.”

REPORT:

Response

South Dublin County Council as the planning and housing authority for the area is both obligated and mandated to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of planned, socially integrated housing provision for all of its citizens within the planning scheme. As a major landowner in control of approx. 22% of the land bank within the plan area it is committed to fully utilising this asset together with the statutory obligations imposed by Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) to maximise the distributed provision of social and affordable housing throughout the SDZ area. The distribution will be subject to appropriate master planning, will involve the integrated development off all lands collectively and where it necessitates commensurate land transfers will be subject to council approval. This integrated approach is aligned to the County Development Plan, the council Housing Strategy, national housing and planning policy and sufficiently agile to allow for the incorporation of any new or additional national strategies supportive of affordability.

Further to the response to Item 56554, any decrease or increase in the social housing requirement or (until such time as Government Policy on Affordable Housing changes) requirement in relation to Affordable Housing would render the Draft Planning Scheme inconsistent with Housing Strategy for the County and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

The purchase of housing and investment of government funding is outside the scope of the Draft SDZ Planning Scheme.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

No interaction with Strategic Environmental Objectives.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Proposed Motion

As this motion would be inconsistent with the statutory framework, it is not recommended for adoption from the SEA perspective.

Appropriate Assessment Screening of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

No likely significant effects on European sites within the SDZ’s zone of influence are predicted.