Stricter planning for student flats ‘will make shortage worse’ in Dublin
Proposed changes to planning requirements for student accommodation will make it impossible to build new developments in the capital and exacerbate the housing crisis, it has been claimed.
Dublin city council will vote on 4th September on whether to approve a proposal that would give planning authorities further scope to oppose new apartment developments for students. Under the proposal, developers would have to prove that no existing student accommodation exists within 1km of a planned development — an extension of the current 250m zone …