Further to the scheme of 28 units at Sheridan Park, Tramore Road which completed in February, 2017, an additional 3 units were delivered in 2018 as an extension of the original ‘Turnkey Acquisition’. The City Council contracted for the purchase of an a dditional 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. A further 6 new homes were completed in 2019 in Ballinlough. 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. 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 Awar ds 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 timeline. A further nine homes at Togher Cross, Lehenaghmore, in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association, have been completed and advertised on CBL for allocation. A further project in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association at the Avenue, South Douglas Road has also been completed and this will provide 62 units including 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments which were recently placed on CBL.
Construction has been completed on 52 new homes at Maryborough Ridge in conjunction with Tuath Housing Association and these units have recently been placed on CBL.
Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS): Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), the construction of 33 units at Edel House, Grattan Street by Good Shepherd Cork received DHPLG approval. Works commenced in Quarter 1 of 2019 and are on course for delivery in 2020. Work has commenced on site for 8 units at Joachim and Anne’s with Cork Simon also on course for delivery in 2020. Three separate CAS units have also completed with Circle Housing Association with further homes to deliver before year end. In 2019 a total of 22 CAS Acquisitions were completed with a number of Approved Housing Bodies including Circle Housing, Focus Housing Association and Galtan Housing Association.
Long Term Leasing: 31 units have been delivered to date under the new delivery mechanism to meet housing need and targets laid out under Rebuilding Ireland. Cork City Council was the first Local Authority to complete delivery of units through this supply stream.
Repair and Lease: 2 no. homes will be returned to use under the Repair and Lease Scheme for vacant properties in early 2020. The Council’s pilot project with Peter McVerry Trust is expected to deliver further hom es in 2020.
Regeneration: The construction of Phase 2A (47 new homes) has reached practical completion and Phase 2C (24 new homes) is due to complete in 2020. Phases 1C & 2B, consisting of 79 new homes, are due to be tendered in March 2020. Phase 1D, consisting of 38 new homes on two sites, is being progressed by two different means i.e. approved housing body (AHB) developments of voluntary housing and affordable housing. The AHB development of 21 units commenced construction in November 2019. The affordable housing scheme, of 17 units, through O Cualann Housing, is currently at planning stage and, if approved, is due to commence on site in 2020. The design of Phase 3B, consisting of 62 new homes, is being progressed to Part 8. Acquisition: The acquisition of 63 homes was completed in 2019, including 12 homes acquired under the Buy and Renew Scheme and 9 homes through the Downsizing Scheme, to meet current social housing need. The City Council expects a reduced acquisition programme in 2020 as momentum increases in the Council’s Build Programme. Priority will be given to the acquisition of properties for Housing First purposes. Affordable Housing: A planning application was approved by Cork County Council for the construction of 143 units of accommodation at Boherboy Road, Mayfield. This scheme was appealed to An Bord Pleanála and planning permission has been received for 147 units. An application to the DHPLG Serviced Sites Fund 2018 has been approved. The procurement process for detailed design and construction of the scheme has been completed and construction commenced in November 2019.
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