National housing output is anticipated to reach 36,000 completions this year
Architect’s drawings of the proposed development. Photo: Liscove
Plans have been submitted by a housebuilder seeking to develop nearly 500 homes around the village of Kilternan on the Dublin slopes of the Wicklow Mountains.
Liscove Ltd – which shares an address and directors with housebuilder Durkan – applied for permission for a large-scale residential development on two sites measuring around 14.2 hectares, according to a planning application lodged with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
However, the application, submitted on July 29, was found to be invalid by planners at the council.
In a file seen by the Sunday Independent, the application was found to have some details missing, including some missing doors and windows in one of the plans.
Across the two sites near Kilternan, the housebuilder is hoping to get permission for 487 homes, 362 on the western site and 125 on the other.
Just under 85,000 units a year are needed until 2030 to close the housing shortfall
Liscove also wants permission to build a neighbourhood centre at the Kilternan site. This would include an anchor retail store, a retail/commercial unit, a restaurant, cafe, creche and community centre.
Should Liscove resubmit the plans and gain council approval, it intends to demolish a derelict building on the site known as Rockville, plus associated outbuildings.
In June, stockbroker Davy said nationwide housing output is anticipated to reach 36,000 completions this year, rising to more than 40,000 next year.
However forecasters believe this is well short of housing need.
Just under 85,000 units a year will be needed until 2030 to close the existing shortfall, according to the analysis.
This would represent 2.6 times the level of completions recorded last year, when 32,695 new dwellings were delivered – itself a rise of 10pc on completions in 2022.