Dublin City Council will not hand over a large plot of public land at Oscar Traynor Road to private developer Glenveagh. The developer had been chosen as the preferred bidder to build 850 homes at the site in Coolock - 30pc social, 50pc private, and 20pc affordable purchase. However, councillors voted by a large majority last night to reject the plan, the basis of which was agreed by the council in 2017. Deputy chief executive of the council Brendan Kenny had urged public representatives to support it or to defer a final decision until January. Councillors rejected the disposal of the land to Glenveagh by 48 to 14 with one abstention.

Source: The Herald November 17, 2020 02:26 UTC