COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

HEADED ITEM NO. 14

HEADED ITEM: Housing

Proposed pre- planning design for age friendly housing at Alpine Heights

REPLY:

Our Age Friendly County Strategy 2020-2024 highlights the need to provide appropriate age friendly housing options for our ageing population, which is projected to increase by 51% from 2016 to 2031.

The Council's Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022-2026 set out our strategy to deliver over 600 age friendly homes to both meet current housing need and facilitate supported rightsizing transfers by choice for existing Council tenants and private householders, freeing up larger, underoccupied homes for more efficient use.

In order allow persons to age in place within their existing communities the CDP provides an objective to support housing designed for older persons in residential/mixed use areas at locations that are close to existing services and amenities. 

A site has been identified adjacent to Alpine Heights, as a potential site for the provision of an Age Friendly housing scheme.  The site is zoned residential in the County Development Plan 2022-2028.

The nature and location of the site is suitable for 1 & 2-bedroom own-door homes, and a preliminary capacity study has been carried out based on a mix of one & two-storey buildings (single storey houses and/or two storey apartments), directly adjacent to the existing housing at Alpine Heights to the east side of the subject site. This study is based on a series of house/apartment types which have been successfully used by SDCC at several other locations in the South Dublin County Council administrative area.

Based on this study, the site is expected to accommodate between 13 - 15 homes. It is also proposed to provide a private courtyard space for the future residents as part of this scheme to the West of the existing housing.

Should the members approve progressing the proposed development detailed design studies are now required to progress the design proposals, and to identify the most appropriate development proposal for this site.