Council to build 62 new homes in €15m project
SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL is to build 62 new homes in a major social housing development in Sligo town and construction could start by the end of next year. The Maugheraboy project will see the biggest number of homes built by the council in a single development in recent years and is set to cost over €15m.
SLIGO County Council is build 62 new homes in a major social housing development in Sligo town and construction could start by the end of next year. It will be the biggest number of homes built by the council in a single development in recent years and is expected to cost over €15million.
The council say that the “high quality socially sustainable” housing development at Robbers Lane, Maugheraboy, will provide a total of 60 apartments and two houses in two new streets.
The apartments will be in blocks 2 and 3 storeys in height. There will be 12 one-bed apartments, 36 two-bedroom apartments, 10 three-bed duplex apartments, 2 four-bed duplex apartments and 2 three-bed houses. They will include 10 homes for people with a disability.
There will also be two multi-use games areas (pitches) and a children’s playpark provided to the front of the apartment blocks. The project will involve the widening of Robbers Lane, two new estate roads and junction upgrades at Church Hill-Robbers Lane-Treacy Avenue (Maugheraboy post office) junction.
The council say that strategically the site is an excellent location for social housing with a walking distance of 1.4km to city centre and there are numerous amenities and services in close proximity, including schools (Scoil Ursula NS and Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré), childcare, Merville Youth & Community Centre, retail, sports etc.
The development will also include car parking spaces for the dwellings themselves, associated visitor car parking for the games and amenity space, together with separate dedicated electric vehicle charging spaces. The plan is now out for public consultation the council says it is to hold a public information evening in early September to brief interested parties on the proposed development. This event will be held online due to current Covid-19 restrictions.
Plans and full particulars of the scheme are now available for inspection online at consult.sligococo.ie or during office hours at the main foyer, County Hall, Riverside until Wednesday, September 22.
Submissions or observations may be made by registering on the consult.sligococo.ie portal or in writing to Jim Molloy, director of services, housing and corporate services, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, not later than 4pm on Wednesday, October 6.