Chapter 3
Delivering Homes and Communities
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
The Joint Housing Strategy Update has estimated that c. 43% of new homes in Cork City will need to be below-market priced housing, or Social and Affordable. Cork City Council are currently in the process of preparing the Housing Delivery Action Plan that will set out how the required number of homes will be delivered by Cork City Council and other stakeholders Recommendation: No change. The provision of mixed tenure will be a feature of LA housing provision in the future and will be reflect the social housing and affordable housing targets agreed with the Department and outlined in the Housing Delivery Action Plan which will be informed by the Housing Need and Demand Assessment / Joint Housing Strategy. All non- Council planning applications for housing are subject to Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 as amended, which relates to social and affordable housing. Requirements under Part V will ensure that residential developments in the City will have a mix of social and affordable tenure within any scheme of more than 10 homes. Recommendation: No change. The selling of Council lands is an operational matter and not a matter governed under the development plan. Cork City Council is however committed to providing social and affordable housing across the city. Recommendation: No change.
City Council housing developments can work best if they are mixed tenure with social & affordable housing with a mix of various sized housing units accommodating different demographics.
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Public housing must be built on public land and not sold to developers whose objective is to make profits for their shareholders.
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