MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 14, 2015
QUESTION NO.28
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive how many council houses have been built since 2011 by year upto end December 2015? and outline what has been the delay in getting housing built after part 8s approved?
REPLY:
The following units have been completed in the period 2011 to date:
Year Scheme Ref No. of Units handed Over Location
2011 SH310 1 Harelawn Grove Clondalkin*
2011 SH230 4 MacUilliam Parade Tallaght
2012 SH321 9 Taylor’s Lane, Rathfarnham
2013 Nil Nil
2014 Nil Nil
*Scheme SH310 provided for construction of 19 units at Harelawn Grove, 18 of which were delivered in 2010.
New Build projects which have commenced on site in 2015 are:
| Scheme Address | Estimated Delivery Date | |
| Suncroft Tallaght | 10 dwellings | 2nd Quarter 2016 |
| St Finians | 2 dwellings | 2nd Quarter 2016 |
| Belgard Road Tallaght (traveller accommodation) | 3 dwellings | 1st Quarter 2016 |
| Total | 15 |
The following three projects which are Part 8 approved are planned for tender soon. The Office of Government Procurement is establishing a new framework for consultants which South Dublin Co. Co. have applied to use. This framework is expected to be available in January 2016 and it is intended to go to tender with the following three projects once the framework is declared active:
| Scheme Address | |
|
11 dwellings |
|
18 dwellings |
|
28 dwellings |
| 57 |
The rollout of the Part 8 social housing developments are reported as follows:
| Scheme Name (Location Address) | Approved by Council | Current Stage | |
| Dromcarra, Tallaght | 14 | Yes, June 2015 | Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG – awaiting Pre-Tender Approval |
| Letts Field, Clondalkin | 37 | Yes, September 2015 | Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG – awaiting Pre-Tender Approval |
| Owendoher, Ballyboden | 40 | Yes, October 2015 | Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG – awaiting Pre-Tender Approval |
| Killinarden, Tallaght | 27 | Yes, November 2015 | Full Cost plan submitted to DECLG – awaiting Pre-Tender Approval |
The Council is unable to confirm estimated completion dates in respect of the above Part V111 projects at this stage until necessary approvals issue from the Department. These projects are included in SDCC Housing Strategy 2015-2017 programme.
The Part 8 programme will continue to progress on an incremental basis throughout the county. As part of the consultation process the Council is open to engaging with representative resident groups within the area of the proposed development. As presented to Council in March 2015 the further sites identified for Part 8 will be displayed for public consultation over the coming months as follows:
| Address | |
| Balgaddy ‘F’ Lucan | 50 |
| St Marks Avenue,Rowlagh | 39 |
| Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham | 40 |
| Fernwood, Tallaght | 22 |
| Fonthill Road Link Road, Neilstown | 50 |
| St. Aidans, Brookfield, Tallaght | 50 |
| Maplewood, Tallaght | 18 |
| 269 |
The numbers of homes above are indicative and may vary slightly as schemes are designed and consulted in detail.
