Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers
Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.
Housing
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Only 19% of Big, Private-Sector Housing Schemes in the City With Planning Permission Are Under Construction
Meanwhile, between March and June, work didn’t start on any new sites in Dublin city with planned developments of more than 10 homes, according to a council report.
In Harold’s Cross, Residents and the Climate-Concerned Wonder If Knocking Homes to Rebuild More Densely Is the Best Plan
Adroit Company Ltd has applied for planning permission to demolish 53 homes to build 194 apartments in their place.
Years on, the Council is Yet to Clear a Massive Illegal Dump in a Residential Neighbourhood
“We’re just classed as second-class citizens, that’s what we are,” said Annette Flanagan, who lives nearby. “And this would never go on anywhere else. It wouldn’t.”
On Francis Street, Waiting for a Ruling on the Demolition of Two “Dutch Billys”
Owner Richard Smyth wants permission to replace the buildings dating back to the 18th century with a seven-storey complex including 24 apartments.
Across the City, Residents Battle Plans to Demolish Their Community and Recreational Spaces
While the plans often are to develop urgently needed new housing, residents say existing community and recreational spaces are also needed.
93% of Social Homes the Council Said Would Be Built by the First Half of 2022 Aren’t Done Yet
A Dublin City Council spokesperson said it is “confident” it can meet the government’s targets over the lifetime of the Housing for All plan.
After Her Father Died, the Council’s Cut to Woman’s Housing Subsidy Is Forcing Her From Their Home
April Mooney says the subsidy the council’s offering her on her own isn’t enough to stay, or to get another place, so the council advised her to go into homeless accommodation.
Council Housing Complex to Use Rain from the Roof to Flush Toilets, Cutting Waste and Pollution
Adding rainwater harvesting to more city apartment complexes could help ease the pressure on the overloaded sewer system, reducing overflows into Dublin Bay.
Vacancy Watch: On Bolton Street, Bushes Grow Out of a Now Derelict Homeless Hostel
In 2019, Dublin City Council quietly dropped 38 and 39 Bolton Street from its reports on plans for social housing.
Dublin City Council Refuses to Map Sites for Traveller Homes in City Development Plan
The national Office of the Planning Regulator says it should, but the council’s chief executive says Traveller homes can be built on any residentially zoned land.
Council Plans 10% Wheelchair-Accessible Homes as Part of Mix in Large New Housing Schemes
Disability rights organisations say the standards for “accessible” housing should be changed first to ensure homes are “wheelchair-livable”.
Council Briefs: Far More Planning Permissions Than Homes Under Construction, and Time for a New City Retail Strategy
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their planning committee.