Focus on Sligo Borough
Ballytivnan Turnkey Housing Scheme:
This scheme at Ballytivnan was the first Turnkey project undertaken by Sligo Borough Council consisting of 16 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses, one of which was adapted for a client with special needs. The contract cost of the scheme was €1,264,182.
The scheme was completed in December 2003.
City View at Connaughton Road
This scheme consists of 26 2 bed houses, 2 of which are designed for persons with special needs, and 12 of which are apartment/townhouses. The scheme was designed by Rhatigan & Co., Architects under the direction of the Architects’ department of Sligo Borough Council. The project is close to the city centre and associated amenities. The project was completed in 2004 at a construction cost of €2,855,692 and demonstrates the high quality of social housing being provided by Sligo Borough Council.
Part V Housing at Holborn Hill.
This scheme is the first Part V uptake by Sligo Borough Council.
The project at Holborn Hill consists of a mixed use development of commercial and residential units. The scheme represents a good example of how the demands of Part V can be integrated into a project when tackled at the early design stage with dialogue between the Local Authority and the developer. The scheme fronts onto two streets, Markievicz Road and Holborn Street. Each street has it’s own particular character, one offering a commercial outlook the other, an older inner city residential location. The development recognizes this duel frontage and has been designed to address each street’s character with a different approach to the architectural design. The design also takes advantage of the difference in topography between the two streets, using the opportunity to include a semi- basement providing on site car parking to the rear of the commercial units at street level fronting onto Markievicz Road.. The residential elements fronting each street are separated by a landscaped courtyard which is accessed by the residents of each side of the development.
In order that the local authority could have maintenance control over the Holborn Street element, a further 4 units were purchased by the Local Authority under it’s Housing Capital / Purchases, allocation.
The development has been a successful partnership resulting in an open and positive approach between the Developer, their architects, and the staff of the Borough Council which the Local Authority see as a model for future Part V developments in the future.
Paving Enhancement Works at New Street, Sligo
This project was completed in 2004 as part of the 2000-2006 Village and Urban Renewal Programme. The scheme provided new paving, drainage, public lighting, street furniture, together with soft landscaping. The project was 90% funded by Sligo Borough Council with grant assistance provided by the Village and Urban Renewal Operational Programme which is administered by the Director of Community and Enterprise within Sligo County Council. The project contract cost was €174,000.
Social Housing at Cornageeha, Sligo
This scheme consists of 68 No. social houses consisting of 2, 3 and 4 bed homes together with 22 No. 3-bed affordable houses. The scheme is situated in an area of new growth and expansion within the Borough and is adjacent to a privately developed site consisting of 200 houses. The scheme was developed in conjunction with the National Building Agency at a cost of €6,887,743. The affordable houses were sold for €130,000.
