Ireland round-up: Planning regime changes for flats announced to boost Irish housing supply; Cork boundary change legislation
A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 30 December 2017-5 January 2018
Planning regime changes for flats announced to boost Irish housing supply
New updated draft planning guidelines designed to boost the number of flats proposed in Irish cities and towns have been published by planning and housing minister Eoghan Murphy.
The Planner
Cork boundary change legislation
Local government minister Eoghan Murphy has confirmed that he plans to introduce legislation to give effect to Cork City boundary changes following the decision of Cork County Councillors not to accept a deal that would see the city doubling in population.
Irish Times
Ministers have published an update on measures to reduce the risk of flooding which should see 12,500 properties protected and a further 11,500 safeguarded under new schemes.
Irish Government
Rural resettlement scheme looms?
A voluntary rural resettlement scheme could be considered to help address the country’s housing crisis, says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Irish Independent
Dublin City Council chief executive Owen Keegan has hit out at Dublin Bus and city business organisations for their failure to support plans for a pedestrian and cycle plaza at College Green, ahead of an An Bord Pleanála hearing on the scheme that starts next week (9 January).
Irish Times
Ministers have approved a foreshore lease for an offshore energy test site in Galway Bay.
Irish Times
New housing starts are expected to exceed 15,000 this year for the first time since 2008, pointing to a significant pick-up in housebuilding, according to an analysis by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF).
Irish Times
Fresh plans for a new 10-storey, 421-bedroom hotel that will cost tens of millions of euros to develop have been submitted for a site near Dublin Airport.
Irish Independent
Housebuilder Glenveagh Properties has announced that it has secured four development sites that will potentially deliver more than 870 new homes.
Irish Independent
Proposals to demolish Twilfit House in Dublin to make way for an eight-storey hotel are meeting opposition because of the impact on nearby Wolfe Tone Park.
Irish Independent
A planning application has been lodged for a new six-storey hotel in the heart of Donnybrook at a prime Dublin 4 site associated with businessman Denis O’Brien.
Irish Times
Trump golf course coastal wall success
US President Donald Trump has been given the go-ahead by Clare County Council to build a coastal wall at his golf resort in Doonbeg, designed to control coastal erosion.
BBC News
Natural gas filling stations initiative
The development of 70 compressed natural gas filling stations in Ireland to service trucks, vans and buses has been announced.
Irish Times
Greenlight for Dublin reservoir
An Bord Pleanála has given Irish Water permission to construct a new €80 million covered reservoir at Stillorgan in County Dublin, following an appeal over a planning condition.
Irish Times
A report reveals that 95,114 properties are vacant across Ireland, a figure that equates to 4.8 per cent of the national residential housing stock.
Irish Times
Adapting houses to enable people to live in them for longer must become part of the government’s home-care plans, according to advocacy organisation for older people Age Action.
Irish Times
Further delay for Cork incinerator
An Bord Pleanála has deferred its decision on the development of a €160 million incinerator in Cork Harbour for the ninth time.
Irish Times
Further delays for Dublin’s College Green scheme
The development of a €10 million civic plaza at Dublin’s College Green is facing further delays following the postponement of next week’s An Bord Pleanála hearing because of mistakes in newspaper notices indicating additional environmental information about the impact of the scheme.
Irish Times
Builders funded by the National Asset Management Agency hope to get permission to build a further 8,500 new homes this year, according to its latest annual review.
Irish Times
The number of passenger journeys on public transport increased by 7 per cent last year, according to statistics published by the National Transport Authority
Irish Times
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