Boost for Tipperary first-time buyers as first affordable housing scheme approved

Tipperary County Council applied to the Department of Housing to establish affordable housing developments across the county. Clonmel and Nenagh were selected for the first schemes, and the Clonmel proposal received approval. Affordable housing enables buyers to purchase homes at reduced prices below market value, with the local authority taking a percentage stake in each home. Plans for Clonmel include 50 homes, with 30 on Colville Road and 20 in Moangarrif. A councillor confirmed the Housing Minister contacted her regarding the approval and welcomed the opportunity for first-time buyers, young people, and people returning to the property ladder after divorce. Full details were expected to be published soon, while concerns remained about delivery pace elsewhere.

"Clonmel has been approved for the first affordable housing scheme in Tipperary. Housing Minister James Browne contacted me in relation to this, and I welcome it because we've been waiting for this for a long time. This is the first one in the county and it is Clonmel that's getting it, so I'm delighted to say that that scheme will be rolled out. First-time buyers, young people trying to get on the ladder, and those who are divorced trying to get back on the ladder, so I welcome that."

"Affordable housing allows people to buy homes at a reduced rate, offering homes for sale at a lower price than market value, with the local authority taking a percentage stake in the home. Plans for 50 affordable homes in Clonmel were submitted to the Department, with 30 homes being delivered on the Colville Road and a further 20 in Moangarrif."

"Tipperary County Council submitted applications to the Department of Housing seeking to establish a development of affordable housing in the county to help people get on the housing ladder. Clonmel and Nenagh were chosen as the locations for the first schemes in Tipperary, with the Department confirming that the scheme for Clonmel has been given the go ahead."

"It is not yet known if both schemes have been given the green light or just one, but councillor Ambrose said over the weekend that full details would be published in the coming weeks. While councillors welcomed the approval for Clonmel, concerns have also been raised about the pace of affordable housing delivery elsewhere in t"

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