Multi-million pound housing plans ‘will re-energise borough’
A £29M housing development described as the first of its kind in Rotherham borough has moved a step closer with an official sodcutting.
Rotherham Council has appointed Wates Residential to develop 217 new homes, 98 of which will be council rented homes and five will be adapted for adults with learning disabilities and young vulnerable people.
The scheme also includes properties for sale, shared ownership and rent-to-buy and will be built across seven sites in Maltby, Canklow, East Herringthorpe and Dinnington.
Civic leaders say it will boost the number of council homes and re-energise several areas. As part of the scheme, 36 new shared ownership and rent-to-buy homes will be provided for people who want to own a home but can’t afford to buy in the standard way.
Rotherham Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Dominic Beck, said: “Rotherham is one of the largest stock holding authorities in the country and one fifth of our residents live in social housing.
“Making sure these residents have access to affordable and warm homes, and those that are adapted to meet their needs, is vital. The 98 new council homes will help us to deliver the high quality housing that we need.
“We also have ambitious growth plans to regenerate the borough and make it a place where more people want to live, work and spend their leisure time.
“This development with Wates Residential is a huge step forward for the council and we are delighted to see work getting underway and our vision becoming reality.”
Jo Jamieson, Managing Director of Wates Residential North, said: “We have been working closely with Rotherham Council to ensure that our partnership helps to meet the borough’s diverse housing needs. The strategy now being implemented will support vulnerable members of the community while also providing an affordable foot on the ladder for first-time buyers.”