Demolition-threat Clune Park residents no longer on priority list for homes

Published: 6 Sep 2014 09:00

INVERCLYDES largest housing association has done a u-turn on giving demolition-alerted Clune Park residents priority status for new homes.

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River Clyde Homes had awarded the tenants of private landlords special Group 3 status, meaning they were deemed to be about to lose their flats amid Inverclyde Council plans to bulldoze them.

But bosses have now rowed back from that position after being informed that the local authority cannot raze the properties to the ground at present as it faces hundreds of legal challenges.

Campaigners against the authoritys demolition plan today welcomed the River Clyde Homes (RCH) decision as sensible.

One property owner said: The simple fact is that no action whatsoever can be taken to demolish Clune Park at the moment, and there is a very good chance that will permanently remain to be the case.

The housing association has confirmed in an official email that it will not award the status to any Clune Park resident while the legal proceedings are active.

The move comes after council officials in charge of the controversial demolition and regeneration plans were recently accused of having complete contempt for the due process of law.

They were slammed by lawyers after letters outlining re-homing advice were sent out to residents, highlighting all of Inverclydes housing associations.

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