| WHO NEEDS THESE NEW HOMES? |
| Commenting on the proposed second amended plan, one local Eagry resident
wrote to the Planners on 7 May 2002 asking "Who
are these new dwellings for?" Here is part of his letter : - |
7/5/02
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Is it for the local people
or for the holiday market and thus the builder's profit? …..
- If it is for the local market it must be keenly priced to suit
the
needs
of
the average
person or family
in Bushmills. ....... If this is meant as a residential housing estate
then it is much too crowded. Families need space around their property
to
enjoy privacy and to accommodate the necessary traffic to provide for
the needs of the estate; Refuse and Oil lorries, for example.
In addition, if this is for the local market have the planners
enquired if there is in fact a need for more housing in Bushmills
and if so is it of the type they are offering? e.g. housing for
single people, elderly etc.
- If on the other hand this housing is being built for the holiday
market then I strongly object. We do not need more houses in the
Bushmills area for holiday accommodation."
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| Another local resident, when voicing his objection to this development
to the Planners, wrote on 9th May 2002 :- |
9/5/02
"
Currently there are over 1,200
properties , apartments, houses etc which cannot find owners in the
North East
area and there is a superfluity of houses in this area" |
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| One family wrote on 13th August 2002 approx., when objecting
to the second amended plan :- |
13/8/02
"The
size of these homes indicates that these are aimed at the holiday
market as very few local people
could
afford
or even need four-bedroom housing such at this being planned.
Smaller houses at affordable prices are required in Bushmills.
If the planners
had any idea about the actual housing needs in Bushmills then
they would not build such monstrosities".
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| New terraced houses recently built
by the same developer in another part of Bushmills were advertised in a
December/January 2004 Ulster property magazine
as selling at £110,000 and were described as "....Ideal
holiday or investment homes" |
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Are any of these dwellings being built for the first time buyer? Of the
66 proposed dwellings, 48 are three-bedroomed and 18 four-bedroomed There
is not a single two-bedroom dwelling envisaged throughout the whole site.
Curiously five of the four-bedroom dwellings (Type MD96) only show 3 bedrooms
in
the interior layout plans. Wonder where the fourth bedroom is?
I have heard
that private developers in Scotland are required to include a percentage
of "Social Housing" in any new development. Can anyone enlighten
me on this? brian@eagry.com |
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| In 1998, Portballintrae Residents Association wrote an interesting article
responding to the draft "Regional Strategic Framework for NI" in
which they discussed
the problems of Second Homes (Holiday Homes). CLICK
HERE to read their
piece, together with letters to Lord Dubs and the Chief Executive of the
Planning
Service, plus the reply they received from
M.J. Cavelleros (Divisional Planning Manager) |
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| So who does need these homes? Have you any ideas? If so please
email me on :- brian@eagry.com |
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