Work on Land Development Agency's first housing project to begin in September

Walls Construction has been appointed to lead the project which will see 597 new homes built at Shanganagh, Co. Dublin. File Photo

Work on the first site to be delivered by the Land Development Agency (LDA) will begin in September after a contractor was announced on Thursday.

Walls Construction has been appointed to lead the project which will see 597 new homes built at Shanganagh, Co. Dublin. The project is being delivered in partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) and will be devoted 100% to homes under the Government's affordable schemes and social homes.