First phase of £23.6 million housing scheme completed

SOME 28 new homes have officially been handed over to tenants in Strabane, as part of a £23.6m integrated housing development.

The high-quality apartments, family homes and accessible housing represent the first phase of Beechmount Village, an integrated urban village on the former Adria factory site.

In total, housing association, Woven will provide over 150 much needed new homes as part of the scheme.

Cllr Darren Guy, Deputy Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, commented, “I was pleased to attend the official handover of the first phase of Beechmount Village in Strabane. This mixed-use housing and employment development on the former Adria factory site is a fantastic addition to the existing housing offering in the area and will be widely welcomed by home seekers in the local community.”

With 6,000 households on the waiting list in Derry and Strabane council area, demand across the north west is acute.

Woven plans to invest over £63m across the North west as part of its wider £150m boost which includes vital grant funding from the Department for Communities, for new developments, stock upgrades and enhanced housing services over the next five years.

Jason Hardy, head of Development at Woven Housing Association said, “The former Adria site on Beechmount Avenue had been vacant for more than 15 years and holds a long history with the people of Strabane. Our aim from the concept and design stage was to bring new life back into the area, creating a new modern community for the families of Strabane to live and thrive. Working alongside our main contractor Kevin Watson Group (KWG) we are delighted to have been able to deliver new, high quality accessible homes and apartments to meet the growing social housing need in the area.”