Developers plan 10,000 homes, apartments and student beds

Plans for over 10,000 homes, apartments, and student bed spaces have been put before An Bord Pleanála by developers seeking to take advantage of new fast-track planning rules in a four- month period.

One of the proposals concerns UCD planning over 3,000 student bed spaces at the college — almost double the number currently provided at the campus.

The new planning rules were introduced in July by the Government in a bid to address the crisis in the housing and in the student accommodation sectors.