However, while the land is zoned residential, there is no active planning permission in being.
Nama retains control of sites in Kildare with the potential to deliver over 1,300 homes.
The Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe, says its total residential landholding in Kildare is 37 hectares.
However, while the land is zoned residential, there is no active planning permission in being.
The National Assets Management Agency says a total of 1,340 homes could be built on the sites, which are owned by its debtors or receivers.
The Minister says " The development of the majority of sites ...can only occur over the medium to long term. "
Table 3: Sites without planning permission
Local Authority Area |
Potential Units |
Site area (hectares) |
Cork County Council |
300 |
32 |
Dublin City Council |
7,400 |
94 |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
720 |
7 |
Fingal County Council |
4,751 |
136 |
Kildare County Council |
1,340 |
37 |
Meath County Council |
415 |
9 |
South Dublin County Council |
110 |
10 |
Wexford County Council |
436 |
15 |
Wicklow County Council |
219 |
23 |
|
15,691 |
363 |
Additionally, NAMA holds security over 212 hectares of unzoned land which is not yet included in any local authority development plans.