Delay to 1,300 new Dublin homes due to sewerage problem Irish Water withdraws certification for schemes over fears of overloading network
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Computer-generated image of the Glen Abbey strategic housing development planned by Square Foot Property Services in Cookstown, west Dublin
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Irish Water has withdrawn certification needed to advance two large housing schemes in southwest Dublin, delaying the delivery of almost 1,300 new homes because of capacity problems on the sewage network.
The move has interrupted fast-track planning for the apartment developments at Cookstown in Tallaght, raising questions over the viability of other new housing in the area and undermining Government efforts to boost the supply of new homes after the coronavirus lockdown.