According to Cllr Keith Martin the allocation of the first phase of Westport Town Council's Tubberhill housing scheme will not be made until September.
Cllr Martin says the council has informed him that there have been delays in the project construction and that there is now a revised construction programme, which means that the project is due for completion in September. The first phase of the project is made up of 20 affordable units and 23 social units.
"While the delay is a disappointment it is not uncommon for construction projects to be behind schedule. The Tubberhill development will go a long way towards meeting the current housing needs of the town, when complete, but already we must start to look for our next project. We must ensure people from the town get to live in their hometown and this is really possible through affordable housing. Recently Westport Town Councillors amended our criteria to give long term residents of the town a better chance of getting an affordable home and I think this is only right" says Cllr Martin.
According to Cllr Martin the second phase of the Tubberhill development will commence later in the year and will take approximately 18 months to deliver additionally 46 units which will be divided between affordable and social housing.
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