The Irish Planning Institute, (IPI), the all-island professional membership organisation representing professional planners, has welcomed the publication of the National Housing Plan.

The government’s new housing strategy ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities’ has set out ambitious new targets to deliver 300,000 homes by 2030, including 90,000 starter homes, 72,000 social homes as well as an increased budget for the Land Development Agency.

Gavin Lawlor, President of the IPI, said:

“I welcome the publication of the government’s new National Housing Plan, which sets out an ambitious target for housing delivery up to 2030 and beyond. As professional planners, members of the IPI are at the coalface of housing delivery in this country, including identifying suitable lands for housing development and preparing and assessing applications for new residential projects.

“All levers to increase housing supply are to be welcomed, but we must also recognise that it will take time for our housing delivery system to get from where we are now to where we need to be to deliver the ambitious housing targets set out in this plan. Members of the IPI will not be found wanting when it comes to delivering on this new National Housing Plan and will ensure the increased housing supply targets are delivered in line with planning regulations and sustainable development guidelines.”