Old Whitechurch Road – LIHAF funding has been secured for the delivery of infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of around 600 new homes on this site. Consultants for the design of the infrastructure for the site were appointed in November 2017. The Part 8 permission for the progression of the infrastructural works was approved by An Chomhairle in January 2019. An advance works contract commenced on site in December 2019 and was completed in March 2020. The main works commenced on site in March 2020 and are due to be completed by the end of 2020, although the project will be reviewed as a result of the works ceasing due to the Government’s Covid -19 restriction. The works recommenced in May 2020 (as per the Government’s roadmap for phased reopening). In November 2018, Cork City Council won a Chambers Ireland Excellence Award in the Local Authority Innovation category for the Bishopsgrove Project, marking the second year running that the Housing Directorate has won in this category, having last year achieved the honour for its work on the Competitive Dialogue procurement process. Managed by Cork Foyer Project, Bishopsgrove Supported Student Accommodation, comprising of 39 modern and secure purpose-built accommodation bed spaces, located close to Cork Institute of Technology accepted its first students in June 2017, and acts as a sister project to the Cork Foyer, allowing young people who have progressed well in a homeless service to escape the cycle of homelessness through third level education. The collaborative project between Cork Foyer, TUSLA and Focus Ireland is the first model of its kind in the state.
Covid-19 Effects:
Members will be aware that as and from 27 th March 2020, non-essential construction sites were shut-down due to increased restrictions in response to Covid-19. This has resulted in delays to the progression of the capital programme. An order issued by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has also led to the extension of timelines for Planning matters which also applies to Part 8 planning applications which were going through public consultation. Four essential social housing projects recommenced construction in April 2020, with the remainder of sites in construction recommencing in May.
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