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NO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has been released for public consultation.

Assistant city manager Michael Stubbs said there was already sufficient residentially zoned land to meet demand and that some land which had been zoned residential under the last development plan would be rezoned for other uses.

Undeveloped land which had been zoned solely for housing is now being considered for a newly created zoning “Z10A”. This zoning would be similar to the existing Z10 zoning which allows for mixed use development of residential, commercial and retail in urban centres, but would have lower densities.

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The new Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is officially on display now, with public consultation open. Written submissions will can be made up until 4:40PM on Friday, 12^thMarch 2010. All submissions or observations received during the above time period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017.

The development plan has its own website which can be viewed at the following link: http://www.dublincitydevelopmentplan.ie

It is quiet interesting to note that on the website the council have prepared a number of videos detailing there key vision for the city. The authority have taken a different tack to completing the this development plan, a vision for 2030 has identified the steps it feels necessary to achieve this 2030 vision.

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