The amount of land that earmarked for new homes nationwide is lagging behind what's needed due to land-zoning being based on outdated population projections, politicians will be told today.
THE AMOUNT OF land that has been earmarked for new homes nationwide is lagging behind what’s needed due to land-zoning being based on outdated population projections, politicians will be told today.
As reported by The Journal over the weekend, it is understood the new figures from Central Statistics Office will inform the Department of Housing’s work to update the country’s National Planning Framework and Housing for All targets. Fitzpatrick will claim “a very tight zoning regulatory process” introduced as part of the National Planning Framework has also hindered development.
“Whatever the case the number of houses we need to supply is much greater than we are currently building,” Fiztpatrick will tell politicians. O’Carroll also notes that household formation size is “not reflective of European norms”, where it is of 2.3 persons per household in contrast to 2.7 in Ireland.
“Our land management process for housing delivery is therefore fundamentally flawed and almost applies a “just in time” process for delivery rather than a predictive model based on realistic time frames for the delivery of infrastructure to facilitate housing. ‘Uncertainty’ over water connections Niall Gleeson, CEO of Uisce Éireann, previously Irish Water, will tell the committee that the semi-State has “listened closely to and collaborated” with builders to speed up its connections process for housing developments, to ensure that it can keep pace with construction demand.
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