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It's understood that it will be next year before the social houses in Thomas Street, Clonmel will be delivered
Tipperary County Council has been encouraged to “think outside the box” when it comes to providing houses.
The suggestion was made by Cllr Michael Murphy at a meeting of Clonmel Borough District.
He said there were a number of buildings in the town centre of Clonmel that were almost derelict, and the council should partner with private developers to transform these commercial properties into one and two-bedroom social homes.
Cllr Niall Dennehy said there was a suspicion that the council had done “turnkey deals” with a developer for council houses in Carrick-on-Suir.
He said that if such deals were done with a developer there might be a conflict with the planning authority.
Cllr Pat English asked how many landlords had left the RAS (Rental Accommodation Scheme) and HAP (Housing Assistance Payments) schemes in the past year. A lot of people were under serious pressure because of this.
Housing administrative officer Shane Grogan said the council had a team of people working with any landlord who gave a tenant notice to quit.
Anybody who received a notice to quit should contact the council’s housing section immediately and not leave it until the last minute, he said.
Cllr Siobhán Ambrose said there were 612 approved applicants on the housing list in Clonmel. There was a lot of construction going on, and she wondered what the turnaround time was for the 21 vacant houses in the council’s stock.
Housing engineer Sean Lonergan said that the 21 houses were being worked on.
In response to members’ queries about housing developments, he said the council was dealing with a developer to try and get him back on site at Prior Park Grove.
A development in William Street was on hold because a neighbouring property is being supported, and the occupants cannot afford to repair it. They were working with a housing body to see if some deal could be done on that.
He understood it would be next year when the social houses in Thomas Street would be delivered, but no agreement was set in stone.
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