A housing scheme of 40 social homes at Ballyhaskey, Newtowncunningham has taken another step forward after part 8 approval was granted by county councillors this week.
The social housing development will comprise four 1-bedroom apartments, sixteen 2-bedroom apartments, eleven 2-bedroom houses, seven 3-bedroom houses, one 4-bedroom house, and one 5-bedroom house, along with a new vehicular entrance onto the L-2051-1, connection to existing services, and all associated site development works.
The site for the proposed development is a brownfield site, owned by Donegal County Council, situated between two established housing estates – Meadowfield Manor and Hawthorn Hill.
The site is located within the 50kph speed limit for Newtowncunningham and is in close proximity to amenities such as a primary school, primary care centre, churches, a credit union, shops and a garda station. It is also within walking distance to existing bus stops.
The scheme, when put out to public consultation earlier this year, received ten submissions with concerns including a possible strain on local services, loss of privacy of nearby residents, traffic and impact on infrastructure.
A report on the project outlined that the scheme will “enhance the character and quality of the surrounding area and provide a high quality and sustainable housing scheme under the Government’s Housing for All Plan”. All existing services such as storm, foul, ESB, Broadband and water supply are available to the site.
Ballyhaskey is one of several in-house projects, totalling 162 units, currently at planning and detailed design stage across Donegal.
A proposal for 19 housing units at Doire Beag will be presented to councillors in May, with phase one of the project to comprise of 12 units.
