Ards District Housing Plan 2013 - Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Ards District Housing Plan 2013 - Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Ards District Housing Plan 2013 - Northern Ireland Housing Executive
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• We continue to support the provision of social housing for rural communities.<br />
During 2012/13, one house was acquired in Carrowdore and work continued on<br />
new build schemes at Moss Road, Millisle and Church Avenue, Kircubbin,<br />
providing a total of 17 units;<br />
• Under policy CTY5 of PPS21, we<br />
completed a land study of B alloo,<br />
outside Killinchy, identifyin g<br />
several potential sites, within and<br />
beyond its settlement limit, for<br />
social housing. Initial agreeme nt<br />
has been reached with a<br />
landowner to discuss the<br />
possibility of developing land in<br />
conjunction with a housing<br />
association;<br />
• We continued to support the Rural Development Programme through our match<br />
funding exercise. In 2012/13, we awarded funding for several projects, including<br />
£10,000 to Portaferry Regeneration Ltd for the refurbishment of the market house<br />
for a community facility, the production of village plans for Killinchy, Carrowdore<br />
and Ballygowan, and the conversion of a disused garage into a children and<br />
young people’s centre in Millisle.<br />
Action plan <strong>2013</strong>/14<br />
• Continue to focus on urban renewal and estate-based strategy programmes;<br />
• Continue to support the development of brownfield sites, including government<br />
surplus land and transfer sites. The SHDP for <strong>2013</strong>/14 includes seven brownfield<br />
sites to provide 96 units of social housing;<br />
• Publish our Rural Action <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>2013</strong>-15 and continue to work on behalf of rural<br />
communities;<br />
• Continue to support the development of social housing for rural communities,<br />
including Ark’s scheme at Manse Road, Carrowdore to provide 14 units;<br />
• Continue our programme of latent demand testing;<br />
• Pursue the development of social housing in Balloo under Policy CTY5 of PPS21;<br />
• Provide match funding for the Rural Development Programme in support of rural<br />
community development;<br />
• Continue to work with DSD and Supporting Communities <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> to<br />
deliver a range of programmes to the local community.<br />
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