Lenadoon & Glencolin forum update - September 2020

The updates below are the most up to date positions advised to BSC. However, it should be noted that due to the current health emergency things are fast moving, and timescales may slip/change.

Catalyst Projects

Carrigart Flats

Some remodelling and enhancements including 24 new front doors and 6 bin stores have been delivered at Carrigart Flats.

It was agreed at the Forum meeting in February 2020 to hold a separate meeting to discuss potential further external enhancements/remodelling of Carrigart. This was delayed due to Covid-19 however NIHE still have this on their agenda and it is hoped to have a meeting soon.

Corrib Flats

Choice Housing Association (HA) submitted the planning application for 23 units in July 2020 and I have attached for your information the link below to the planning application (LA04/2020/1126/F).

http://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk/publicaccess/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=QCQ W5HSV30000&activeTab=summary

Choice HA hope that they will receive planning permission in January/February 2021 however they will not be able to go onsite until the existing 3 Tower blocks have been demolished.

NIHE are progressing through the process for the procurement of a demolition contractor however the start date for demolition will be dependent on successfully clearing the 3 blocks.

NIHE have advised that in relation to the clearance of the existing 3 blocks, progress is as follows:

• Block 30 – All 9 NIHE tenants re-housed; (all private tenants/landlord buy backs have also completed) Block has had all services disconnected and permanent steel fitted to the block and individual flats.
• Block 32 – 6 NIHE tenants rehoused, 1 NIHE tenant remaining.
• Block 34 – 3 NIHE tenants rehoused, 3 NIHE tenants remaining (one of which was due to move in August – no further update available)
• Garages – no further update since NIHE advised that 3 of the 10 are void (not to be re-let); all units have a 14 day lease termination, so will be cleared in line with the final tenants being rehoused/demolition contract timescale.
• Private rented/owner occupiers – one of the two previously outstanding properties submitted an application in July which is currently with LPS for valuation; that potentially leaves just one property for which NIHE continues to seek an agreement with the owner. All other private/owner occupied properties have now been agreed. NIHE are due to have an internal meeting to discuss Corrib flats in September and following this, it is hoped to have a small onsite meeting for some of the Forum members.