A proposed change to the County Development Plan would widen the eligibility area to a 10-kilometre radius and cut the proof-of-residency requirement to 10 years.
Kildare County Council is hoping to water down strict “local connection” rules for serviced sites, in the hope it will finally generate real interest in a scheme that has struggled to get off the ground.
A proposed change to the County Development Plan would widen the eligibility area to a 10-kilometre radius and cut the proof-of-residency requirement to 10 years.
Currently, proof-of-residency rules are set at 16 years, while the eligibility area is 5 kilometres.
Serviced sites are meant to be a practical route to homebuilding in towns and villages.
The council provides a fully serviced plot at a discount, aimed at people who want to self-build a principal private residence.
But councillors and officials have faced growing questions about whether the scheme has been designed so tightly that it locks out the very people it claims to help.
The council has already acknowledged that, even with publicity campaigns and information sessions, uptake has been weak.
Each site is up to 0.13 hectares in size and comes fully equipped with access roads, street lighting, mains water, and wastewater.
Each applicant can purchase only one site, and the scheme is not open to developers.
The Serviced Sites are available at a purchase price of €45,000 each which is 25% below market value.
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