Ending Homelessness - Overcoming the Barriers AnnMarie Farrelly Director of Services Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Fingal County Council

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Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 1,737 ha of zoned residential land Capacity for 50,000 homes Planning permission in place in 2016 for 20,000 homes

Land Activation PSI Department

Land Activation Donabate PSI Department

Donabate Distributor Road

Donabate

Fingal Housing Completions in last 10 years

Social Housing Delivery 2018 1,637 homes

2018 Overview 23.3% increase in number of sites with planning permission from 103 to 127 12.3% increase in the number of units with planning permission from 15,778 to 17,733

2018 Overview 33.3% increase in active sites from 54 to 72 sites; 13.4% increase in number of units under construction from 1,994 to 2,262 units

2018 Overview 71.3% increase in number of units completed and occupied in 12 months to end Q2 2018 compared to Q2 2017 1,758 (2018) v 1,026 (2017)

More to do………. 7,271 households with a Housing Need 97 families in Hotels or B&Bs

More to do………. Average FTB new property price in Dublin is €386,484 15% above the State average Average FTB price in Fingal is €335,337 Close to the State average of €334,954

More to do………. Average price in Fingal is 8.7 times the average earnings in the economy (€38,594 in Q1 2018) 4.3 times for a couple, each on average earnings

More to do………. FTB working couple buying in Fingal would face nett mortgage repayments between 30% and 32.5% of their disposable income depending on their tax band (25 year mortgage, LTV of 90% and 3.5% MR) Single person would have to allocate 59.5% of their disposable income to purchase the average house in Fingal

Project Talamh Over 200 acres of Council land identified   Over 200 acres of Council land identified Located in Donabate, Dublin 15 and Dublin City Fringe Public and private housing will be delivered Housing will be affordable to buy or rent Programme Office called Project Talamh established Approach to public land value is key to affordability

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