Call goes out for local projects suited to infrastructure funding

Wicklow County Council has put the call out for projects that could be supported by a new housing infrastructure fund. Housing providers have less than a week to submit proposals for works which could be supported by the national €200m Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF).

The fund is aimed at enabling off-site infrastructure, such as access (e.g. distributor roads, bridges, pedestrian/ cyclist facilities), environmental improvements (such as site remediation, surface water management, utility diversion) and community and amenity facilities (e.g. parks, sports and recreational facilities). Under the scheme, off-site infrastructure is defined as infrastructure that would normally fall to the local authority to provide or which would straddle a number of individual development sites.

The county council is now seeking expressions of interest from housing providers, including private developers, home builders and approved housing bodies, whose proposed developments may benefit from LIHAF funding.

Expressions of interest must demonstrate the capacity to deliver in excess of 200 residential units and must: Identify the lands on which the proposed residential development will take place; identify the off-site infrastructure that is inhibiting development; identify the timescale of the proposed development; and demonstrate a strong mix of private, rental and social housing delivery at affordable prices and rents.

Further information is available by downloading the ‘Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund – Call for Proposals’ from www.wicklow.ie/LIHAF.

Expressions of Interest should be sent in hard copy to: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund – Wicklow County Council, Transportation and Roads Infrastructure Directorate, County Buildings, Wicklow, by close of business on Tuesday, October 4.