Residents in the Westbury estate in South East Clare are expressing alarm at news that a controversial social housing development there is finally set to proceed.
Construction on the 22-house project will begin at the end of this year, on a parcel of land once owned by Chieftain Construction, which was taken over by NAMA in 2011.
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Over 100 residents objected when planning for the homes was granted in 2014, amid concerns about the overdevelopment of the estate – which is the biggest in Munster – and the added pressure that would arise.
Westbury resident Sarah Koyce says they’re not worried over the fact it’s a social housing development, but that the estate can’t cope with a further population injection:
