Page 15 - Council Journal Winter 2019

This is a Major Urban Housing Development Site and is located in the north west area of the city and which is projected to deliver approx. 600 dwellings in total. It is a 22-hectare parcel of land off the Old Whitechurch Road and is beside the commuter railway line at the north-western entrance gateway of the City. It is the only substantial green-field site remaining within the City boundary.
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Housing Delivery:
The location is within easy commute of the City Centre and would fulfil the pent up demand for housing in the Northside of the City. This would be a timely intervention to the instant housing crisis for all tenure types. The site is currently zoned residential in the City Development Plan and is in the ownership and total control of Cork City Council.
The infrastructure proposed consists of re-routing of the high voltage overhead lines which traverse the site and prohibit development, as well as improvement and widening of approach roads on all sides of the site to improve accessibility and capacity, installation of an access route critical to enable site development in phases, and augmentation of drainage, water and utility infrastructure / services to link the site to main services.
Public Infrastructure:
The location of the infrastructure improvements at Ennis under the County
approve for this year. From 1st January 2019 to the end of August 2019, the Housing Agency had assessed 1,864 applications.
provision of essential social infrastructure. The land-bank is zoned primarily residential and commercial in the existing Ennis and Environs Plan 2008-2014 and is proposed Residential and Community zoning in the Draft County Dev. Plan 2017- 2023. The location is in close proximity to the town centre and adjacent to existing educational and sporting facilities and will significantly contribute to further revitalising and regenerating the urban area through the development of suitable infrastructure.
Development Plan.
Infrastructure update:
Latest project updates:
At tender stage and to go to construction by Q1 2020. Award of contract for the works expected in December 2019 for the road, water and drainage improvements.
Of these, it had recommended 940 for approval.
Housing delivery update:
The proposed public infrastructure includes a link road including services and roundabouts, and will provide the infrastructure safeguard as identified in County Development Plan and existing Ennis and Environ plan between R21 and R20. This would include any roundabout junction amendments to Lees Road crossroads. Clare County Council estimate road length of circa 700m, a requirement for a roundabout at the Northern end and an intermediary roundabout on the route.
The proposed link road will provide access to approximately 17 hectares of residential lands with a projected output of 200 houses and approx. 2.25 hectares of community land which has been zoned for the
The overall housing to be delivered is 600 units - 324 private, 60 social and 216 affordable units.
Claureen
A Strategic Housing Development application will be lodged to An Bord Pleanála. Construction of units will commence in Q2 2020 and expected to deliver 80 units in 2020, 150 units in 2021 & the balance in 2022.
Latest project updates: Infrastructure update
Not yet at Tender Stage. An urban
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design strategy has been completed for the Claureen lands. Consultants have been appointed to carry out the design, Part 8 and tender competition for the road infrastructure. Tender Competition will run following Part 8 decision.
The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. The Agency recently compiled figures on the numbers of valid applications that it has assessed and recommended to
Housing Delivery:
Infrastructure expected to commence in February 2020 and completed in April 2021, subject to positive Landownership agreements and Part 8 decision.
Public Infrastructure:
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