107 homes. Construction has reached practical completion on schemes at High Street, White Street and Farranree consisting of 57 new homes. A further three schemes consisting of 51 units are due to commence construction in 2020. A further contract notice was placed on the E Tenders website and the OJEU, with a closing date of September 2017, to seek submissions from candidates for the delivery of more new homes using this procurement process. In Phase 2 of Competitive Dialogue, three schemes have commenced on site comprising a total of 35 homes. Further schemes have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase of procurement, involving a Part 8 process, or are at tender stage. Several the schemes under consideration have been advertised for Part 8, with 8 of the schemes (130 new homes) now with Part 8 approval in place. The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the Government mandated shut down of construction sites at the end of March, with all schemes recommenced on site in May 2020 (as per the Government’s roadmap for phased reopening). The schemes that are currently at Part 8 permission stage and going through the public consultation process have been affected by the extension of timelines under Planning legislation, with the Part 8 period put on hold as a result of the Governments Covid-19 restrictions. These projects at Denroches Cross, and Hawkes Road were re-advertised in June to recommence the Part 8 Process. Capital appraisals were approved by the DHPLG for the construction of 49 housing units at Gerald Griffin Street & 65 units at Deanrock, Togher. The construction of the units together with a community facility at Deanrock, Togher have been completed. The enabling works have been completed for the development of the units at Gerald Griffin Street with the construction of the units due to commence in 2020. The DHPLG has approved f unding for 51 units at Boyce’s Street and works for this project have commenced. DHPLG funding is in place for two further projects - 9 units at 5/6 Shandon Street/John Philpott Curran Street, which has commenced on site. The works that are currently on site stopped in March 2020 as a result of the Governments Covid- 19 restrictions but were recommenced in May 2020 (as per the Government’s roadmap for phased reopening). The construction of the 6 units at St. John’s Well have been completed. Further funding has been approved by the DHPLG for the construction of new housing units located at Glenamoy Lawn (3 units), Foyle Avenue (3 units), Bramble Cottages (5 units) & Errigal Heights (32 units). Three of the projects are being designed to progress to Part 8 planning application and the Foyle Avenue project has been tendered. A 7-unit development in the Hollywood Estate has been approved by the DHPLG, which has been advertised for Part 8 planning, and a 1-unit development in Mayfield was approved by the DHPLG in November 2019, which is being progressed to Part 8 planning. In addition, as 70 unit development at Poulavone, originally a Cork County Council project, was advertised for Part 8 in February 2020, although the Part 8 period has been put on hold as a result of the Governments Covid-19 restrictions – This was re-advertised in June to recommence the Part 8 Process. Further to the scheme of 28 units at Sheridan Park, Tramore Road which completed in February 2017, an additional 3 units were delivered in 20 18 as an extension of the original ‘Turnkey Acquisition’. The City Council contracted for the purchase of an additional 5 units at Ard Aoibhinn, Banduff with the scheme completing in 2018. A total of 5 units at 37- 39 Dublin Street were also constructed and completed in 2018. 6 new homes were completed via turnkey in 2019 in Ballinlough. A further 29 new homes at Maryborough Ridge have now delivered and been advertised on CBL. The completion of the Arus Mhuire complex contains 30 units with a mix of 1- and 2-bedroom bungalows and apartments. It is a designated older persons’ complex, housing homeowners looking to downsize and transfers for elderly tenants requiring more suitable accommodation. Tuath are managing the complex for Cork City Council. The project won an award at the ICSH Community Housing Awards under the “Housing for Older People, Large Project” Category and most recently in November 2019 won a Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Award in the Local Authority Innovation Category. The Scheme has also been shortlisted in the CIH Awards Innovation Category to be announced in February 2020. A similar scheme is proposed for the Springville House site, Blackrock Road, Cork. Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF): Tuath Housing Association, with DHPLG approval, has progressed a construction scheme at the Meadows, Knocknacullen consisting of 52 units, commenced in February 2018, with 31 homes completed in Phase 1 in late-2018 and the remaining 21 units and a further phase of 17 units completed in 2019. Capital Advanced Leasing Facility (CALF) funding approval was confirmed for two turnkey projects involving Respond CLG consisting of 25 apartments located at Millerd Street, Cork and 80 units at Redforge Road, Blackpool, Cork with work having commenced on both developments and scheduled for completion mid-2020 and 2021. A further scheme of 44 homes at Coolroe, Ballincollig is being progressed by Respond with phased delivery due in 2020. A large project at Leeside Apartments in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association was completed for the provision of 72 units of accommodation. A further 6 units have now been completed for the project. This project won an award at the ICSH Community Housing Awards under the “Collaboration Category” recently. The project demonstrated a collaborative and innovative approach from Cork City Council, with partners such as the Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government and Clúid Housing Association to get the project completed within a very tight
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