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Dublin councilors voted against a proposal for a developer to build 853 homes on public land.
Many councilors oppose the construction of 50% private housing along with 30% social housing and 20% affordable purchase units on the state-owned site at Oscar Traynor Rd, Coolock.
They want the city to take over the development to ensure it stays out of the private market.
The city council planners stated in a report that the city council does not have the expertise for such a development and added that the city council “is not a developer or a construction contractor.”
They also warned that if this plan is rejected it will take around 5 years to develop another through the bidding process.
However, the Dublin Accord parties that control the city council (Fianna Fáil, The Greens, Labor and Social Democrats) oppose the current agreement whereby Glenveagh Homes emerged as the preferred bidder.
The Greens, Labor and Social Democrats want the city to take over development, while Fianna Fáil wants a pending decision to renegotiate the price of affordable housing to be postponed.
Sinn Féin also wants the plan dropped in favor of a state project, while Fine Gael is the only party still in favor with the vote scheduled for tomorrow night.
The report by city officials revealed that the price of affordable housing on the site would range from € 230,000 for a bed to € 320,000 for a three-bed, with prices including government subsidies.
Councilors originally voted in favor of the idea in 2017 as part of the Home Land Initiative involving O’Devaney Gardens in North City and St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, as well as on the Oscar Traynor site.
Last year, councilors also threatened to reject the O’Devaney Gardens deal until developer Bartra agreed to sell 30% for affordable rent, reducing the private share to 20%. Since then, Bartra has applied for permission to increase the total number of units by 285, bringing the total to 1,053.
San Miguel’s plan for 500 units, which had not advanced as far as the others, was changed by the government to consist of 30% social rent and 70% affordable rent.
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