Local groups and residents have different ideas for what the community in north Dublin needs: whether housing, a community centre, or a well-maintained park.
Irina Lapshina and Jurij Pučkov have been given notices to quit. They want greater assurance that, after the landlord refurbishes, they’ll be able to move back.
Sharing its vision so far for the Player Wills and Bailey Gibson sites was a welcome first step, said one councillor. “But the devil will be in the details.”
Here’s some of what came up when talk turned to housing at July’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council: affordable purchase, O’Devaney Gardens, and a new housing committee chair.
At their June monthly meeting, Dublin city councillors discussed plans for building new Traveller accommodation in the coming years, insulating council-owned homes, and more.
Councillors rezoned the site from industrial to residential based on a pitch for 350 homes. But a new plan would be much taller and denser than they expected.
Hibernia REIT asked the council for a land swap or joint venture. A spokesperson said Tuesday that the company thought there was room for a more attractive development with more social homes.
The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) is drawing up a code of conduct for those it oversees – which will cover issues such as fees charged to tenants.
