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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor Teresa Costello

To ask the Chief Executive how many new homes have been constructed by private developers in the county since 2014 (by year) and how many Part V homes have been transferred to the Council by location since 2014. 

REPLY:

The Planning Section have been collating private housing development data since 2016 and the following table shows the number of homes completed by year from 2016 to 2018:

Residential Completion Activity (2016 - 2018)

Year

Private Residential Units Completed

2016

709

2017

1,133

2018

1,291

The following number of properties have been procured under Part V of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) per Local Electoral Area:

Local Electoral Area 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Clondalkin 2 0 4 19 9 2
Lucan 0 0 25 2 62 10
Rathfarnham 0 0 0 6 14 0
Tallaght Central 0 1 0 22 7 0
Tallaght South 0 0 0 2 47 1
Templeogue/Terenure 0 0 0 0 7 6
Totals 2 1 29 51 146 19

In accordance with the legislation, the Council continues to proactively engage with developers to achieve prompt delivery of homes in residential developments where the Part V requirement of 10% applies.