The development replaces two housing blocks containing 24 post war aging council homes, garages and outbuildings with 67 brand new council homes and apartments. Landscaping has been used to create areas of play, communal gardens and routes through the site with generous flower beds and tree planting to minimise the visual impact of car parking. Work is now underway on Phase 3 to create 48 new council rented homes and provide four new commercial units.
Build Programme
| Demolition & remediation: | Q3 2020 |
|---|---|
| Start on site construction: | Q4 2020 |
| First new homes complete: | Q2 2022 |
| Build completion: | Q4 2022 |
Public Art:
£65,000 across phase two and three (£40k phase two and £25k phase three)
Wider Benefits
- Much-needed affordable housing, replacing poor quality homes
- Highly sustainable development with gas free housing and extensive green biodiverse roofs
- Sustainable Urban Drainage integrated into landscaping with soakaways and permeable paving
- Part of the 500 Council Home Programme
- New car park created for public use
- During lockdown, we sent the children a safety presentation which was used as part of a Summer Holiday poster competition to create Site Safety posters. These were displayed on the hoarding
