Tucholsky

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Originally Posted by Tucholsky
Affordable Housing
Does anyone have any information regarding the way that Part V of the Planning and Development Act is being enforced by CCC. According to the Dept of Enviroment statistics they have only acquired 6 housing units and no land under it during the last 4 years even though they state that this is their preference. Instead in all other cases they are taking money and the amounts seem very small. What is the reason for this policy given that there are 750 on the affordable housing waiting list and the Dublin authorities are doing the opposite i.e they are requiring developers to hand over housing. Are they trading affordable housing for favours in other areas or is there some other explanation?

CCC have been active in a number of Section V provisions. A number of developments, including those by O’Brien & O’Flynn, and excess-provision schemes by Coleman Brothers/Fleming Construction, McInerney and Barry Supple/Paul Montgomery are currently catering for Affordable/Social needs – combined, the units should make available in excess of 350 high-quality units for these such requirements. I’m not familiar with the DoE figures, perhaps you could post them or offer a link to the details. The total social/affordable list held by CCC is actually in excess of 4,000. It is expected the forthcoming application by Manor Park Homes for Horgan’s Quay which proposes over 1,000 new homes, will also be subject to the 20% Section V requirement.

Really !!! Thanks for the information. If this is the case there seems to have been a change of policy. Do you have any idea when these developments will be completed. The official govt figures are available on

http://www.environ.ie/DOEI/DOEIPub.nsf/wvNavView/RegularPublications?OpenDocument&Lang=en#I2

Housing units acquired under Part V by Cork City Council.

2003 0
2004 0
2005 (to Apr) 6 ( in progress 0)

The Council recently accepted a payment of €9,000 in lieu of housing units from Coleman brothers. I think that there are currently about 4000 on the social waiting list and about 750 on the affordable waiting list, but that will probably increase dramatically if the Council begins acquiring housing units.