75 Lott Lane Social Housing Units Approved

Kilcoole MAY21

art of a proposal for 147 social and affordable houses in Kilcoole, a Lott Lane development has just been given the green light.

It will entail 75 new social housing units being built in the area.

Lott Lane

Speaking in October, housing director Joe Lane told a Greystones Municipal District meeting that the Lott Lane development had been “on the go for a while; we met a year ago and since then a lot of work has been done“.

Consultants had been appointed for initial plans to proceed with Part Eight planning permission, with the breakdown being 75 social units and 72 affordable. The development will also make an allowance for allotments if deemed appropriate.

The social units will comprise of 10 one-bedroom units, 15 two-bedroom units, two four-bedroom houses suitable for people who have mobility needs, and 48 three-bedroom houses. The affordable section will include 12 two-bed homes, and 60 three-bed properties.

The only real concern was from Greystones councillors Mags Crean and Lourda Scott, who were surprised that the social and affordable housing developments were segregated. 

At the same meeting, a simultaneous development beside Burnaby Mills in Greystones was queried, having been apparently put on hold.

Cover pic: Chris Dobson