UNDEVELOPED lands at Killinarden Heights near Tallaght and in Knocklyon will be earmarked for social housing after a vote by councillors in South Dublin County Council last week.
The councillors gave the go-ahead for the building of 29 social housing units on lands in Tallaght and Knocklyon, with a total of 15 houses and 14 apartments to be constructed.
The development of 13 units in Tallaght will be located on undeveloped lands at Killinarden Heights, adjacent to Knockmore Avenue and adjoining St Catherine’s House.
The development will consist of eight houses and five apartments while the development of 16 units at Knocklyon will be located on a site on Old Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16. The development will consist of seven houses and nine apartments in two to three-storey units. All units are designed to hold a Building Energy Rating (BER) energy performance of A2.
Daniel McLoughlin, Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, said: “I very much welcome the decision of the councillors in approving these proposed social housing developments.
“These provisions form part of the council’s commitment to drive the building of social housing units in the county over the next few years. So far this year the council has delivered 78 houses across two sites in Clondalkin and Tallaght, with another 272 housing units expected to be handed over to the council by July next year. These new developments bring the stock of council housing to almost 9,600 units.”
The approval of the social housing units at Killinarden Heights (St Catherine’s) and Knocklyon (Homeville) are in line with Part 8 of the Local Government Planning and Development Regulations 2001. This follows the completion of 17 social housing units in Mayfield, Clondalkin, and 69 units in Sheehy Skeffington Meadows, Tallaght.
The council expects to deliver 11 new social housing units in St Mark’s, Clondalkin, 24 units in Killininny, Old Bawn, 28 housing units in MacUilliam, Fortunestown and another 16 units in Sheehy Skeffington Meadows, Tallaght by the end of September, 2018. Another 185 social housing units are expected to be handed over to the council by July, 2019.
Meanwhile, Cllr Charlie O’Connor (FF) has said that plans presented to the council last week recognise the need for investment in Tallaght.
Cllr O’Connor said that the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will bring out Tallaght's full potential and transform the area if fully implemented.
The plan, which was discussed at last week’s council meeting, proposes to draw €2 billion in funding from the National Development Fund over the next nine years.
Cllr O’Connor, who is Chairman of the Tallaght Area Committee, said: “Our county town has huge urban potential to reenergise itself together with the support of the local authority.”
