LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING ACTIVATION FUND
Projections - March, 2018
Local Authority LIHAF Project name
Public Infrastructure to be delivered by
Local Authority
Total
funding
under
LIHAF
€M
Grant
Amount
(75%)
1
€M
Total Projected
housing units
to be delivered
by 2021
2
Projected
Number of
Social / Part
V Housing
Units
3
Projected
Number of
Affordable
Housing units
from statutory
/adminstrative
schemes
4
Estimated
average cost of 3
bed house in
2017 as provided
by LA
6
State
Owned,
Private or
Mixed
Associated
Housing
Sites
Additional information
Clare Claureen, Ennis
• New link road including services and
roundabouts
3.66 2.75 200 20 0 180 €180,000 - €185,000 Private
• Cost reduction of €3,200 per unit from the open market value
Cork City Old Whitechurch Road
• Re-routing power lines.
• Road improvements.
• Water and drainage improvements
9.89 7.42 600 60 216 0
€250,000-€270,000
State
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Intention to provide mixed tenure with mix of social, affordable and private units.
• Cork City Council are examining the potential for delivery of additional social and affordable housing on the site in future phases. Final
proportions of social / affordable and private housing to be agreed with DHPLG prior to construction of the infrastructure.
Cork City South Docks
• South Docks Transition Zone transport
infrastructure
• Eastern Gateway Bridge western approach road
• Marina Park - District Park
• Kennedy Park upgrade
15.50 11.63 620 62 40 0
Expected to be
mainly ‘build to rent’
apartments
Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Agreement between Cork City and landowner that in addition to 10% social housing through Part V, a further 40 units will be allocated
for rent with an affordable rent credit to nominees of the local authority and/or any other statutory body for a period of 25 years.
Cork County Midleton (Water-rock)
• Knockgriffen junction upgrade
• New spine link road
• Storm water sewer
5.50 4.13 520 52 0 202 €300,000 Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Agreement that 202 of the 520 units will be delivered at €20,000 below market prices.
• These reduced cost units will be released on a phased basis as the project progresses and the Water-rock Urban Expansion Area is
built out.
• These reduced cost units will be targeted at first time buyers, people in negative equity and divorced and separated persons.
Cork County Carrigaline • Upgrade of Shannonpark roundabout 0.60 0.45 400 40 0 0
€290,000-€320,000
Private
• Housing construction has already started on the associated site.
• Cost reductions not agreed on housing but allowed to proceed as the cost of the infrastructure relative to the number of units to be
delivered is small and the provision of the roundabout has significant public benefit and will ensure that further housing development
will be able to take place and supply is maintained.
Cork County Glanmire
• The Glanmire Sustainable Transport Package
• Upgrade of Dunkettle road (northern section)
• Other road improvements including new link
road and junction upgrades
5.90 4.43 300 30 0 110
€260,000 - €270,000
(2 bed approx
€240,000)
Private
• 110 units to be delivered at €20,000 below market prices by end of 2021.
• These units will be targeted at first time buyers, persons in negative equity and divorced or separated persons.
Dublin City Dodder Bridge
• New public transport bridge across the Dodder
near the point it empties into the Liffey.
15.75 11.81 1500 450 450 0
€500,000
(3 bed apt) Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Long term potential for this site is 3,500 units of which 900 units will be social and/or affordable units, and will include units for senior
citizens. (Breakdown of figures shown is approximate only and subject to change). Department and all relevant parties are working on
final agreement.
• Total bridge cost is €31.5 million and the National Transport Authority will fund the balance of €15.75m
Dublin City Belmayne Clongriffin
• Road Improvements
• New Main Street
3.00 2.25 850 260 120 270 €350,000 Mixed
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Dublin City Council to provide 550 units on their lands, including 150 social units through current Public Private Partnership. There will
be an appropriate tenure mix of social / affordable and private for the remaining 400 units which are being planned.
• Private site - agreement with developer to provide 300 units by 2021 with a cost reduction of €2,171 per unit.
Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown
Cherrywood
• Druid's Glen Road (road only),
• Druid’s Glen bridge - (short bridge structure
transversing valley),
• New N11 junction 'Q' at Druid Glen Road and
• Druid's Glen Road (bridge feature)
15.19 11.39 2000 200 300 0
€400,000-€490,000
(1 bed €200,000-
€275,000,
2 bed - €325,000-
€375,000)
Private
•Major Urban Housing Development Site
• 2,000 units by 2021 - mixture of units for sale and "build to rent"
• Agreement to facilitate circa approx. 5% extra affordable housing on site in addition to 10% social housing over the build out of the
site equal to the value of the funding under LIHAF. This will be funded through the aggregation of LIHAF cost reductions.
• DLRCC to develop criteria for selection of qualifying purchasers (i.e. an affordable housing scheme)
• Affordable units likely to be a mix of smaller units across the entire Cherrywood site to maximise benefit.
Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown
Clay Farm • Construction of 600m of new loop road 4.70 3.53 350 35 50 0
€470,000
(3 bed semi)
Private
• Original proposal was for the construction of a loop road and bridge at a cost of €10.5 million and associated housing delivery of 1,000
housing units.Following discussions between DLRCC and landowners, one landholder will now construct the bridge and part of the road
outside the LIHAF scheme and will also deliver a significant number of housing units in the area.
• A revised proposal has therefore been approved for the delivery of 600m of the loop road at a cost of €4.7m and associated housing
delivery of 350 units by 2021
•Agreement that reductions per unit will be aggregated to the value of the LIHAF amount and used to facilitate affordable housing on
the site with DLRCC to develop criteria for selection of qualifying purchasers(i.e. an affordable housing scheme).
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING ACTIVATION FUND
Projections - March, 2018
Local Authority LIHAF Project name
Public Infrastructure to be delivered by
Local Authority
Total
funding
under
LIHAF
€M
Grant
Amount
(75%)
1
€M
Total Projected
housing units
to be delivered
by 2021
2
Projected
Number of
Social / Part
V Housing
Units
3
Projected
Number of
Affordable
Housing units
from statutory
/adminstrative
schemes
4
Estimated
average cost of 3
bed house in
2017 as provided
by LA
6
State
Owned,
Private or
Mixed
Associated
Housing
Sites
Additional information
Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown
Woodbrook Shanganagh
• Revision of the Woodbrook roundabout on the
old N11
• Road improvements to support housing
development
• Access to the future DART station.
4.16 3.12 1242 270 390 0 €460,000 - €510,000 Mixed
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• Local Authority lands - proposal to build 200 social and 340 affordable units on the state owned site is currently being developed.
• Private site - Developer to provide 700 units by 2021 on Woodbrook site and contribution of €4,285 per unit will be aggregated and
used to facilitate affordable housing on the site with DLRCC to develop criteria for selection of qualifying purchasers(i.e. an affordable
housing scheme).
Fingal Donabate Distributor Road
• Distributor Road
• Bridge over railway line
14.16 10.62 1200 160 40 900
€340,000 - €380,000
Mixed
• Major Urban Housing Development Site.
• 1000 housing units to be delivered on private lands and 200 on state lands by 2021.
• Local Authority site - Fingal County Council have committed to 200 units by 2021 on state lands. These will have an appropriate tenure
mix, currently projected to be 30% social, 20% affordable having regard to national policy and 50% private but with final details to be
agreed as plans progress. Capacity for 800 further units on state lands.
• Private site - the open market value of each of the 900 units on private lands will be reduced by €5,500.
Fingal Oldtown Mooretown
• Road improvements
• Junction works at Rathbeale Road
4.90 3.68 800 80 0 720
€345,000
Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• In addition to 10% social housing, the open market value of remaining units will have a cost reduction of €2,500.
• 30 2-bed units to be provided, with an open market value of €300,000 or less in the first phase of the project in 2018.
Fingal Baldoyle Stapolin
• Ramp providing pedestrian and cyclist access to
Clongriffin Train Station
• Attenuation areas
• Regional Park
• 'Hole in Wall' staggered junction upgrade works
6.18 4.64 500 50 0 450
€325,000 - €340,000
(2 beds < €300,000)
Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• 385 units will have an open market value of less than €300,000.
• Cost reduction of €2,800 from the open market value
• Long term potential for 1,100 housing units
Kildare Sallins • Provision of community and amenity space 0.93 0.70 250 25 0 0 €300,000 - €350,000 Private
• Cost reductions not agreed on housing but allowed to proceed as the cost of the infrastructure is proportionately small and the
provision of the community amenity space for social purposes has significant public benefit, meets sustainable community objectives
and will ensure that further housing development will be able to take place.
Kildare Naas • Naas inner relief road 6.00 4.50 800 142 0 658
€300,000 - €350,000
Mixed
• Local Authority site - provision of 74 social housing units through a Public Private Partnership site.
• Private sites - delivery of up to 726 housing units committed to by 2021. The final number of housing to be determined as the sites
progress through planning.
• Cost reduction of €7,500 per unit on the open market value
Kildare Maynooth
• Maynooth Eastern Relief Road
• Bridge crossing railway and Royal Canal
14.50 10.88 800 80 0 720 €300,000 - €350,000) Private
• Cost reduction of €18,000 per unit from the open market value
Kilkenny
Ferrybank
8
• Provision of community and amenity space 0.62 0.35 200 20 0 0 €286,000 Private
• Cost reductions not agreed but allowed to proceed having regard to overall public benefit of provision of public park and small level of
funding
• Joint project between Kilkenny and Waterford Local Authorities.
• It is envisioned that the provision of the park will re-activate the housing market in the area, where housing is already below the
national average cost and promote sustainable communities in the area.
Kilkenny Western Environs
• Distributor Road from the N76 Callan Road to
the Circular Road
• Upgrade of the Circular Road to the Kilmanagh
Road
• Upgrade the Kilmanagh Road on the Northern
Boundary of the Western Environs Area
• Linear park and internal amenity areas
6.76 5.07 530 107 0 423 €220,000 - €275,000 Mixed
• Local Authority site - 60 social housing units will be provided by Kilkenny County Council
• Private site - Cost reduction of €3,000 per unit on private site - this reduction may be aggregated to facilitate affordable housing
scheme on site. Kilkenny County Council to develop criteria for selection of qualifying purchasers (i.e. an affordable housing scheme)
Limerick Mungret •Provision of new distributor road 10.50 7.88 401 60 60 179
€299,000
(2 bed apts/ duplex
€185,000)
Mixed
• 201 housing units on private site and 200 on public site by 2021
• Local Authority site - Limerick County Council has committed to providing 200 units on its lands with increased levels of social and
affordable housing. The final details of LA units will be announced as the project progresses.
• Private site - Cost reduction of up to €9,300 per unit on the open market value
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING ACTIVATION FUND
Projections - March, 2018
Local Authority LIHAF Project name
Public Infrastructure to be delivered by
Local Authority
Total
funding
under
LIHAF
€M
Grant
Amount
(75%)
1
€M
Total Projected
housing units
to be delivered
by 2021
2
Projected
Number of
Social / Part
V Housing
Units
3
Projected
Number of
Affordable
Housing units
from statutory
/adminstrative
schemes
4
Estimated
average cost of 3
bed house in
2017 as provided
by LA
6
State
Owned,
Private or
Mixed
Associated
Housing
Sites
Additional information
Louth Newtown Drogheda • Provision of Access Road 1.22 0.92 200 20 0 180 €289,000 Private
• 90 of the units will be 2 beds and will have a cost reduction of €5,000 per unit on the open market value.
• 110 of the units will be 3-beds with a cost reduction of €6,000 per unit on the open market value.
Louth Mount Avenue Dundalk • Road Improvements 3.33 2.50 212 76 0 63
€248,000
(2 bed €220,000)
Mixed
• Local authority site - Louth County Council to provide 70 units for social housing by 2020.
• Private site - a further 142 units by 2021, of which 63 will be provided at up to €17,000 below the open market value.
Meath Ratoath • Ratoath outer relief road 3.15 2.37 266 26 0 20 €290,00 - €310,000 Private
• 20 units to be provided with a 10% discount to comparable units on the site, in addition to 10% Part V units.
• Meath County Council have reserved right to nominate purchasers of discounted housing and will develop criteria for selection of
qualifying purchasers (i.e. an affordable housing scheme)
Meath Farganstown, Navan • Access road 5.68 4.26 400 78 0 75 €225,000 Mixed
• Local Authority site - 42 social housing units on state lands.
• Private site - 208 units to be delivered by 2021, of which 75 units wil be provided with a 10% discount to comparable units on the site,
in addition to 10% Part V units. A further 150 units will be provided on other sites
• Meath County Council have reserved right to nominate purchasers of discounted housing and will develop criteria for selection of
qualifying purchasers (i.e. an affordable housing scheme)
South Dublin Adamstown
• Celbridge link road
• Airlie Park
• Tandy's Lane Park
20.00 15.00 2000 200 600 0 €285,000-€320,000 Private
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• 161 units will be sold at €300k or less and will not be subject to construction cost inflation and will be made available to persons
meeting the LA's criteria.
• 439 units will be sold at €320,000 or less subject to construction cost inflation and will be made available to persons meeting the LA's
criteria.
South Dublin Kilcarbery / Corkagh Grange
• Spine access road, including junction upgrade
• Pumping station and rising foul main to existing
sewer network
• Foul sewer outfall
4.39 3.29 1000 359 84 0
€285,000 - €300,000
State
• Major Urban Housing Development Site
• State owned site which is being progressed by way of joint venture.
• South Dublin County Council is currently in tendering process for this project which should provide 892 units by 2021
• Of the 892, approximately 30% will be social and affordable housing units
• A further 109 social units will be provided on a Public Private Partnership site
South Dublin Clonburris SDZ • Surface water upgrade improvement scheme 3.00 2.25 1000 100 0 0 €300,000 Mixed
• Potential for 1000 units by 2021.
• Strategic Development Zone to be finalised in 2018
• Commitments on tenure mix and cost reductions to be finalised after the Strategic Development Zone designation is in place
Waterford City and
County Council
Gracedieu • Access Road 1.32 0.99 238 112 0 126
€190,000
(2 bed - €165,000)
Mixed
• 238 mixed tenure units to be delivered by 2021 of which 112 will be social housing units.
• 126 units will be sold with a cost reduction of €4,950 per unit on the open market value.
Waterford City and
County Council
Kilbarry • Distributor road 3.39 2.54 400 40 0 360 €195,000 Private
• 400 units to be delivered by 2021
• Cost reduction of €6,356 per unit from open market value
Westmeath Brawny Road, Athlone • Access Road 1.83 1.37 200 60 0 0 €210,000 State
• Approximately 30% of the units on this state site will be for social and affordable housing with further details on mixed tenure to be
provided as the project advances.
Totals 195.71 146.69 19979 3274 2350 5636
* indicative costs
intended to be
approximate for the
area only
1
LIHAF funding is provided on a matched funding basis, with the Exchequer providing 75% of the cost of the infrastructure and the relevant Local Authority providing the other 25%.
2
Figure derived from the units which Local Authorities or developers, as relevant, have committed to building by 2021 and it is subject to planning approval.
3
Projection based on a normal 10% of the total units or more where it is a mixed or state site and the Local Authority intends to provide more than 10% social housing. Subject to change as state sites move through masterplanning.
4
Projection based on affordable housing that will be produced by Local Authorities on state sites or where a developer has agreed to put a bespoke affordable scheme on a private site.
5
Projection based on a committment to provide cost reductions from the market price on private units which will be availed of directly by the public
6
Estimated average costs in 2017 from information supplied by Local Authorities for the general areas in which the associated sites are located. Price caps are not applicable save where indicated in the Additional Information. Indicative figures provided are not a guarantee of actual cost as they are solely estimates for the area to enable consideration by the Department.
7
Ferrybank will receive 50% grant funding as Kilkenny will contribute 25% and Waterford will contribute 25%.
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government