AQW 8728/22-27
Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down
Tabled Date: 12/03/2024
Answered On Date: 03/05/2024
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities, following comments by the Speaker at the conclusion of Question Time on 12 March 2024, whether he will supply the information requested in AQW 6595/22-27.
Answer:
This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows: “The Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) is approved on a 3-Year rolling basis, so details of new social housing proposals for the North Down Parliamentary Constituency are only available for the period 2024/25 – 2026/27. Within the North Down Parliamentary Constituency there are currently 61 social housing units under construction. I have provided the detail of these units in Table 1 below. Additionally, there are 100 social housing units programmed to start as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2024/25 – 2026/27. The delivery of these and the wider Social Housing Development Programme will be subject to sufficient capital budget being made available to my Department. I have provided details of these units in Table 2 below. Please note that programmed schemes can be lost or slip to future programme years for a variety of reasons e.g. relating to delays in acquiring sites and/or failure to secure Planning Approval. Additional schemes can also be added to the SHDP ‘in-year’ through Competitive Land, Design & Build procurement route and/or the purchase of Existing Satisfactory / Off-the-Shelf properties. Table 1: Social housing units under construction in the North Down Parliamentary Constituency Housing Association | Scheme Name | Location | Type | Units | Onsite Year | CompletionYear | Ark | Donaghadee Road | Bangor | Competitive Land Design & Build | 8 | 2022/23 | 2024/25 | Ark | 12 Ballywalter Road | Millisle | Competitive Land Design & Build | 9 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Clanmil | Savoy Redevelopment (Blocks B & C) | Bangor | New Build | 26 | 2021/22 | 2024/25 | Habinteg/Woven | Balmoral Dale, Phase 2 | Bangor | Social Housing via Planning Gain | 17 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | NB Housing | 10 Abbey Gardens | Millisle | Rehab | 1 | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
Table 2: Social housing units programmed to start through the SHDP 2024/25 – 2026/27 in the North Down Parliamentary Constituency Housing Association | Scheme Name | Location | Type | Units | Onsite Year | CompletionYear | Alpha | Meeting House Street | Portaferry | New Build | 6 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Choice | Worcester Avenue | Bangor | New Build | 49 | 2025/26 | 2028/29 | Clanmil | Bangor Marina Regeneration | Bangor | New Build | 32 | 2025/26 | 2027/28 | Radius | Castle Street | Comber | Competitive Land Design & Build | 13 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 “ |
For any future queries relating to operational matters, you may wish to contact the Northern Ireland Housing Executive directly at Public.Affairsunit@nihe.gov.uk Making direct contact with the ALB will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make best use of public resources.
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