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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the provision of social housing by SDCC in 2019, including all finished developments, those currently being built, those which have been approved, and those currently being planned, and to make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

9 social homes have been delivered to date in 2019 at Killinarden with 103 further social homes currently under construction for delivery in 2019 in developments at Owendoher, Ballyboden (40 homes) and St. Cuthbert’s, Clondalkin (63 homes) while a further 109 social homes are under construction at Corkagh Grange under the national PPP bundle and will be delivered in 2020.

Since 2018 a further 8 housing developments comprising 276 social homes have been approved for planning by the Elected Members under the Part 8 process.  These developments, which will be completed from 2020 onwards, are at Homeville (16 homes), St. Catherine's (13 homes), Riversdale, Clondalkin (44 homes), Templeogue Village (11 older person homes), Fernwood/Maplewood (40 older person homes), Whitestown Way (81 older person homes), Balgaddy (69 homes) and Greenfort Gardens (2 homes).  Detailed design works and tender preparations are underway for these developments and it is envisaged that construction will commence on the first of these homes in the last quarter of 2019.

The next tranche of developments that are being planned are at various stages of concept and early design and comprise approximately 200 homes in the following locations: Eircom Site/Nangor Road & St. Mark's Avenue, Clondalkin; Stocking Hill, Rathfarnham; and Ballycullen/Knocklyon.

In addition, plans are at an advanced stage for delivery of the Kilcarbery joint venture project for 975 homes of which 30% are for social housing while master-plans are being finalised or social, affordable and other housing tenure delivery at large sites at Clonburris SDZ, Belgard Square North, Rathcoole and Killinarden.