Social Housing Review

STAGE: Contract Awarded
£1.4m - Housing Development
Location:
89 Durham Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT12 4GB
Main contractor Geda Construction Company Limited, Co. Tyrone has been
awarded the contract for the construction project at Durham Street, Belfast for
Clanmil Housing Association. It is expected that work will get underway on site
during May 2016.
Project Description: The former blood transfusion centre site is located on the
stretch of Durham Street between Divis Street and Grosvenor Road, just
opposite the junction with College Square North. It is a corner site at the
junction of Durham Street and Albert Street at the other side of Albert Street
from Citylink Business Park a modern development of office accommodation.
The rest of the area is made up of low rise social housing dwellings.
The former Blood Transfusion centre lies derelict and has suffered from
vandalism over the years. The original building is grade B1 listed and will be
retained as part of the proposals for the redevelopment of the site. Laboratories
built in later years to the rear of the building are to be demolished as part of the
works.
Northern Ireland Social
Housing Review 2016
Co. Antrim
Contract Awarded
ProjectID 768609
Value:
Duration:
£
PLANNING DETAILS
Plan. Auth:
Plan. Ref:
Submitted:
Site Area:
Units:
TENDER INFO
Tender Deadline:
Ref:
1,474,000
18 month(s)
Belfast
Z/2014/0202/F
14-Feb-14
0.35 Hctrs
27
08-Jan-16
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The current proposal for this scheme is to convert the existing and extend the
listed building to provide 4 x 2-person, 1-bedroom CAT1 apartments and 8 x 3-
person, 2-bedroom CAT1 apartments. The current proposal also includes to build
5 x 5-person, 3-bedroom houses, 5 x 3-person, 2-bedroom houses and 1 x 5-
person, 3-bedroom complex needs house (23 units in total). The proposal will
require the demolition of the existing extensions to the listed building which
contain asbestos. All the dwellings are to be constructed to Lifetime Homes,
Secured by Design standards.
Promoter
Planning Consultant
Main Contractor
Clanmil Housing Association Northern Whig House, 3 Waring Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim,
BT1 2DX
Kevin Logan p: +442890876000 e: procurement@clanmil.org.uk w: www.clanmil.org
Turley Associates Limited Hamilton House, 3 Joy Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT2 8LE
Sam McKee p: +442890723900 w: www.turley.co.uk
Geda Construction Company Limited 36 Moor Road, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, BT71 4QB
Conall Gribben p: +442887747600 e: info@geda.co.uk w: www.geda.co.uk
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