Housing association buys Clonmel site for homes for elderly people
FHIST Voluntary Housing Association has bought the site at Morton Street, Clonmel
Tipperary County Council has sold a site in Clonmel town centre to FHIST Voluntary Housing Association, which plans to develop it into social housing for elderly people.
Clonmel Fine Gael Cllr Tom Acheson formally proposed the disposal of the site under Section 183 of the Local Government Act be approved at the Council's latest monthly meeting.
He said this development will be very welcome in Clonmel and praised FHIST's work in providing sheltered housing in Morton.
“This is going to be a super addition to it,” the Fine Gael councillor said, referring to the association's plans for the site.
Mayor of Clonmel Cllr Siobhán Ambrose, who seconded the Section 183 site disposal, said FHIST social housing will be a very positive development for Clonmel.
In its report to councillors proposing the site's sale, Tipperary County Council said it considered the disposal of the property to FHIST to represent a “long-term community benefit supporting older people to live in Clonmel town centre”.