Housing Funds told that council will not lease more homes in 33 north Dublin estatesEstate agents and property investors informed that 33 estates in north Dublin are ‘socially satisfied’ and therefore not eligible
Housing The €1.7m starter home: How investment funds are inflating prices in Dublin suburbsMass purchasing of standard starter homes in Swords by a property investment vehicle has caused prices in the north county Dublin estate to spiral
Housing Fingal council leased social homes from British weapons dealerSpokesman says council ‘immediately moved to rectify the situation’ when it learnt properties were owned by BAE Systems pension fund
Planning Land hoarders manage to avoid €40m vacant site levies Loopholes in regulation mean that only 9 per cent of the fines were paid since 2018
urban planning Public consultation opens on €10m Balbriggan parkland redevelopment Fingal Co Council has launched a plan to revitalise the centre of the north Co Dublin town with linear park, multi-use plaza area and canalisation of the river Bracken
Commercial Development Large freehold site in north Co Dublin offers huge opportunityA site comprising some 23 acres at Fingal Logistics Park, zoned for ‘general employment’, comes to the market with guide price of €6.44 million
Transport Tier to provide up to 400 e-bikes in deal with Fingal Co CouncilElectric bikes will be available for use by the public in Blanchardstown, Swords, Malahide, Baldoyle, Portmarnock and Howth
Housing Developer warns zoning limits risk stifling housing projects in north DublinBallymore told Fingal County Council it was disappointed by the lack of land zoned for residential development in the new development plan
Planning Amazon and data centre developers mount attack on Fingal restrictionsThe latest draft of the Fingal County Council development plan has proposed new zoning rules that would curtail the development of data centres
Fingal County Council gets €15m from developers in lieu of green areasCommunity leader says County Development Plan’s open space stipulations should be honoured, and calls for transparency on spending of levies
Developer plans to charge state €554k for three-bed units at Baldoyle complexProject Shoreline scheme, led by Avestus Capital, could deliver 1,221 apartments in north Dublin, with 122 units sold to Fingal County Council for €46.4 million
Dublin councils struggling to chase vacant site owners for levyUnder pressure from the housing department, the three local authorities blamed Covid-19 for the delay
