Pre-Draft

Settlement Capacity Audit

SDCC carried out a settlement capacity audit of the County’s current residential/mixed-use zoned lands and the outcome of this was presented in a Chief Executive’s Report and briefing to elected members in October 2025. The Report summarised the development capacity of existing zoned lands and forecast deliverability of such lands in terms of, inter alia, serviced and planning status. The means by which it is proposed to secure the objectives of the Guidelines and the next steps were set out in the form of recommendations from the Chief Executive. The Report is available below.

Non-Statutory Consultation

Arising from the need to identify additional lands for housing in the short-term and up to 2040 and to supplement the Council’s own analysis, SDCC ran a non-statutory consultation in October-November 2025 seeking proposals for lands which meet certain criteria for suitability and deliverability. This process and submissions received can be viewed at: https://consult.sdublincoco.ie/en/consultation/npf-implementation-housing-growth-requirements-guidelines-planning-authorities-2025-non-statutory.