Cllr Martin says that earlier in the year Westport Town Council had informed him that delays in the project's construction and a revised construction programme, would mean the estate would be completed in September. However the Labour councillor has now learned that the Tubberhill scheme is not scheduled to be ready until the end of the year. Cllr Martin says this pushes the allocation of the units back into late 2008 or early 2009. 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. We must ensure people from the town get to live in their hometown and this is really only 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 probably commence in early 2009 and will take approximately 18 months to deliver additionally 46 units which will be divided between affordable and social housing.
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