£10million housing development for Londonderry
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has handed over keys to the new residents of Cecilia’s Walk in Londonderry.
The £9.8million development of 53 houses and eight apartments, on the former United Technologies site at Bligh’s Lane, is owned by Apex Housing and was part funded by the Northern Ireland Executive. The new homes have been allocated to families and older people from the housing waiting list. The two and three bedroom accommodation has been designed to high energy efficiency specifications, including Secured by Design and Lifetime Homes accreditation, which builds in added security features and flexibility of adaptation if required at a later date.
An attractive green open space with mature trees has been retained from the original site and the scheme also incorporates a children’s play area.