COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To amend: H2 Objective 6: To ensure an adequate and appropriate provision of social housing across the County, particularly in relation to 1 bed and 4 bed housing units, through the building up of public landbanks, facilitation of the transfer of lands and other appropriate mechanisms with third parties (only where necessary) to ensure an appropriate number of and distribution of new social housing, and to avoid additional concentration of social housing above that already in existence.

REPORT:

This motion seeks to amend Housing Policy 2, Objective 6 as follows; (as highlighted in bold and underlined):

From: ‘To ensure an adequate provision of social housing across the County through the facilitation of the transfer of lands and other appropriate mechanisms with third parties to ensure an appropriate distribution of new social housing, and to avoid additional concentration of social housing above that already in existence.’

To: ‘To ensure an adequate and appropriate provision of social housing across the County, particularly in relation to 1 bed and 4 bed housing units, through the building up of public landbanks, facilitation of the transfer of lands and other appropriate mechanisms with third parties (only where necessary) to ensure an appropriate number of and distribution of new social housing, and to avoid additional concentration of social housing above that already in existence.’

It is considered that the proposed motion is acceptable however the inclusion of the wording Housing Units may be considered to not apply to apartment units and therefore it is considered that the wording of H2 objective 6 would read as follows:

‘To ensure an adequate and appropriate provision of social housing across the County, particularly in relation to 1 bed and 4 bed units, through the building up of public landbanks, facilitation of the transfer of lands and other appropriate mechanisms with third parties (only where necessary) to ensure an appropriate number of and distribution of new social housing, and to avoid additional concentration of social housing above that already in existence.’

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendment such that H2 objective 6 would read as follows:

‘To ensure an adequate and appropriate provision of social housing across the County, particularly in relation to 1 bed and 4 bed units, through the building up of public landbanks, facilitation of the transfer of lands and other appropriate mechanisms with third parties (only where necessary) to ensure an appropriate number of and distribution of new social housing, and to avoid additional concentration of social housing above that already in existence.’