Planning

Developers redrawing tens of thousands of housing plans

New government rules that could allow developers to double numbers of own-door houses, a response to the increasing unviability of apartments, are sending developers back to the drawing board

Developers are redrawing plans for housing projects due to new government rules that could allow them to double the number of own-door houses they can build

Developers are redrawing plans for housing projects due to new government rules that could allow them to double the number of own-door houses they can build, the Business Post has learned.

The move is expected to further delay tens of thousands of homes that have full planning permission and are not impacted by legal challenges, which will put pressure on government housing targets in the coming years.

Property Industry Ireland, the lobby group, has said ...