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Plight of Village residents is being ignored
CulzieDate: Sunday, 2014-01-19, 6:54 PM | Message # 31
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As I said...less houses = less people, less people = less votes. Its a simple equation but yet these politicians who now urge us to get out and vote stood by and let this happen. If they were so interested in votes why didn't they stop this happening. They probably think they can rely on the same people who have been duped so often to get the same treatment again. But hey Nelson says things are going to change. If they do I'll be the first to put my hand up..and say well done.

DUP Conference Speech 2013 Social housing You will appreciate that change is a constant in most areas of government and none more so than the Department for Social Development. There will also be change in relation to the provision of social housing. I have already listed our achievements but we need to do more and that requires a reform of social housing. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has remained unchanged for 40 years but the time for change has come. We are all aware of the problems there have been in the organisation for a number of years in relation to the way that the Housing Executive managed and monitored its response maintenance contracts and its planned maintenance contracts and that mismanagement has cost us millions of pounds. Under the watch of the DUP those issues have now been identified and I am determined that they will be dealt with. However these issues reveal a deeper malaise that existed in the organisation, especially at the top of the organisation. I am pleased that slowly but surely change is happening, new appointments have been made to the Board and at the senior level within the organisation and I am very encouraged by the changes to date.Moreover, looking to the future, I am also determined that we will develop a new model for delivering social housing and one that will be affordable, sustainable and able to build more social homes. That work is already underway. Posted by Nelson McCausland MLA at 18:49 Friday, 22 November 2013


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RSAUBDate: Tuesday, 2014-01-21, 1:19 PM | Message # 32
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Let's hope things change as soon as possible.
 
CulzieDate: Tuesday, 2014-01-21, 10:02 PM | Message # 33
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Yip, I'm pissed off with the way things have been going, and yet nobody seems to be able (or unwilling) to do anything about it.

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CulzieDate: Sunday, 2014-06-22, 2:00 PM | Message # 34
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Came across this on Billy Dickson's page. It is 2012. It seems the goalposts have been moved since this, or have I got it wrong ?

William Dickson 24 May 2012  

New houses in the Village and Monarch area of South Belfast -when built- will be offered to those residents still living in the redevelopment area, then those former residents with letters from the NIHE offering them the opportunity to return. Next, residents in the improvement area- we need to see this in writing-. The next stage will be to look at applications on the general housing list. If you are interested in a new house in this area, then make sure you make an application.


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CulzieDate: Monday, 2015-02-23, 9:26 PM | Message # 35
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Some lines from a recent edition of the Shankill Mirror.

WHY THE DIFFERENCE ?

The properties in Lawnbrook Avenue were the last of those scheduled for demolition in the Battenberg/Brookmount/Glenwood Streets in what has been referred to as the Lawnbrook Urban Renewal Area, some of which have been delayed for a number of years. Bearing in mind that the Shankill is 'littered' with patches of derelict land the first question is what are the plans for this additional piece of dereliction ? Well apparently not a lot, the NIHE have commissioned some research into te possibility of 'private ' housing but no mention of social housing.

It then shows a couple of photographs. One of Glenwood St which shows a sign 'Asbestos Keep Out Road Closed'. The other is of the former site of the derelict PSNI station at North Queen Street which says, Apex Housing 13 five person 3 bedroom houses and 13 three person two bedroom houses with the contractor already on site. Housing that will no doubt be very welcome in nationalist North Belfast.

Apparently the DSD Minister Mervyn Storey was in attendance at Lawnbrook Avenue earlier this week, so whilst the sixty new houses in the area recently completed are to be welcomed the second question is this - can we now expect to see similar social housing development on this and other sites on the Shankill, Minister or will it be another twelve years like Somervale or thirty five years like the Brown Bear site? The Shankill could do with some positive news about housing.


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CulzieDate: Thursday, 2015-08-13, 9:20 PM | Message # 36
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5 August 2015

William Dickson No; rooms in many of the old houses were larger. Over 500 demolished 114 new houses built. It could be up to 10 years before we see another 114 built and there is no guarantee about that. The new houses are good but they did not need to knock down 500+houses. Some people wanted to demolish all the houses down to Benburb and Tavanagh Street.


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RSAUBDate: Friday, 2015-08-28, 4:16 AM | Message # 37
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The sceptic in me, basically makes me believe that all this is a further attempt to destroy what few remaining loyalist heartlands that we have left. Very sad not just for the future of our Country, but that such famous areas of Belfast are basically going to be/have become untenable communities, as people in a decade or so time can't continue to live in areas they have lived all their lives as their won't be any houses for them, so the sons and daughters of current residents will be forced to move out of the area.
 
CulzieDate: Sunday, 2015-08-30, 6:55 PM | Message # 38
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Yes, as I may have mentioned, an Ulster news report spoke to a woman and her daughter in the Windsor Community Centre in the Village. The mother told how her mother and grandmother had lived in the Village all their lives as had she. Her daughter was brought up in the Village and now married with kids wanted to live there too, but she couldn't get a house. These houses were going to immigrants just arriving in the country.

She went on to say that these immigrants went to rent agents/landlords who advised them to go to government agencies and get money from them. This they did and so they got houses in the Village and elsewhere.

The dice is loaded against the loyal people with roots in our country.


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RSAUBDate: Saturday, 2015-09-05, 4:47 PM | Message # 39
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Yes, but unfortunately our own people turn a blind eye to this. Let's be quite blunt certain individuals in our community have the local power to basically dictate who lives in our communities, but they seem to be turning a blind eye to the destruction of our community. Useless fools, who should no longer consider themselves as the defenders of Ulster.
 
CulzieDate: Monday, 2015-11-02, 10:24 PM | Message # 40
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VILLAGE PROTEST 2007



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CulzieDate: Thursday, 2015-12-31, 9:31 PM | Message # 41
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And so it goes on.

Plans for the city side of Sandy Row.

Plans have been submitted to build a student accommodation block between Great Victoria Street and Sandy Row in Belfast.

It is the latest proposal for new student housing, ahead of the development of the University of Ulster's city centre campus.

The new university buildings are due to be finished by 2018.

Outline planning application has been submitted for a 391-bedroom block on a site at Glenalpin Street.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28654496


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CulzieDate: Monday, 2016-04-04, 1:35 PM | Message # 42
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No excuse now from our politicians. Sandy Row city side can look forward to a rebuilt of houses for local people (or their relatives) in the area where 20 streets were flattened.

The 11 super councils will be now able to accept or reject developments in their own areas

The chief planning officer has said the transfer of planning powers to the new super councils has been a success.

It has been a year since Northern Ireland's 26 councils were reduced to 11 - with the new bodies given wider responsibilities.

Fiona McCandless told the BBC's Inside Business programme the Planning Service was pleased with the transition.

"The councils were sufficiently resourced to deal with the applications transferred to them," she said.

"They had the necessary skills and resources to deal with that.

"Time have proven that the backlog cases that the department previously dealt with have been really significantly reduced.

"The councils now are dealing with the cases that have been submitted, more since 1 April last year."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35952231


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CulzieDate: Wednesday, 2016-04-27, 3:55 PM | Message # 43
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This development was to take place between Royal Avenue and Carrick Hill. It has now been 'scrubbed' and will not take place. Two points. Will the same happen with the proposed development in Sandy Row or will the Carrick Hill project be moved to Sandy Row? It is interesting to note that Lord Morrow of the DUP is the man who pulled the plug on the Carrick Hill development.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/busines....16.html


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CulzieDate: Saturday, 2016-07-23, 8:34 PM | Message # 44
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Remember who was in power when all the damage was done to the community in Sandy Row; not republicans but unionists. The following was sent to Paul Hogarth Consultants on 16th November 2015. (ONLY A FEW LINES HERE)

RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT HOPE STREET DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY BLACKSTAFF

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.

Blackstaff Community Development Association would propose the creation of a Traditional Belfast Housing Area with red brick family housing modelled after the existing street-scape style Of the 15 houses on Charles Street which is a cul-de-sac on the opposite side of Wellwood Street. With so many visitors to this area every year, it would give a good Belfast experience for them to see what would be traditional street-scape red brick housing. At the moment the area is mostly 'blighted' with car parks and advertising hoardings. We understand that although we propose that the new houses be modelled in street-scape style after the remaining 15 houses in Charles Street South, they would have to be built to modern
standards with gardens and space for residents parking.

Our proposal would include the recreating Charles Street South, Taylor Street and Windsor Street. We understand that because there would be limited space, only a few houses could be built in a new
Taylor and Windsor Street. The Hope Street and Charles Street South area of Sandy Row is one of the oldest areas of Belfast
with the first houses being built there around the 1850


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Thomas040Date: Friday, 2023-08-04, 7:20 AM | Message # 45
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It is frustrating to hear about the struggles the Village community faces in Donegall Road, Belfast. The need for progress and broken promises covering the development of new homes is genuinely interesting. It is time for residents to seek support from various avenues, including local authorities and community organizations, and even consider seeking assistance from Dissertation Writing Help platforms. Raising awareness and gathering support could bring attention to the community's plight and push for much-needed action. Together, we can make a difference and bring positive change to this beloved area.
 
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