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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 12, 2018

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor M. Johansson, Councillor Emma Hendrick

The elected members of this council, in light of the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy’s statement that money is available for the council building on public land, request that the Chief Executive immediately makes plans for large sites (minimum 100 units) and make applications to the Department to draw down this money. This would involve using public land to build a combination of local authority housing and affordable housing for those not able to afford a house on the private market.

REPORT:

As outlined at the recent Special Meeting of the Council, the Council has four large sites (Clonburris SDZ lands, Rathcoole, Killinarden and St. Maelruans), each with a capacity for more than 100 homes, in its ownership that are being assessed and for which draft master plans are being prepared.  It is anticipated that proposals for these four sites will comprise a mix of social, affordable and private homes having regard for their individual locations and context.  These proposals will be brought to the local Elected Members for discussion and input as they are developed.

The full range of current, proposed and possible sites for housing development by the Council through our construction programme was also outlined at the recent Special Meeting and these currently comprise the following numbers of homes at the various stages of delivery:

Delivery Stage No. Homes
Complete 91
Scheduled For  2018 Handover 196
Due for 2019 Completion 63
Part 8 Approved 124
Part 8 Commenced 81
Feasibility 255
Total 810

This supply pipeline is also complemented by delivery through acquisition, Part V, partnership with Approved Housing Bodies and through the various leasing options available with resourcing provided by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government where applicable.

The recent Budget Day announcement in relation to Affordable Housing is also welcome and the full detail and requirements of the proposed regulations will be assessed and incorporated into plans for the large sites outlined above.