Green light for £6m scheme
PLANNING permission has been granted for social housing provider Onward Homes to begin work on a new £5.9m housing development in Hyndburn.
The development in Great Harwood aims to bring new affordable homes to the area and has received support from Hyndburn council.
The development, off Wood Street, will create 40 new homes for the local area, all of which will be for affordable rent.
The properties will be made up of 32 semidetached, two end-terrace, one mid-terrace and two bungalows.
Onward, one of the largest providers of social housing in the North West, plans to break ground at the end of the month, with a view to completing work in July 2021.
The development has also benefitted from a £1.56m cash injection grant from Homes England and will be overseen by architect JDA.
Stephen Heverin, Growth and Regeneration Director at Onward, said: “We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Hyndburn council once again to transform this previously disused site into much-needed homes for affordable rent in Great Harwood.
“This latest development demonstrates our continued commitment to addressing housing need within Hyndburn and we look forward to delivering these quality homes, with further sites to follow in the future.”
Coun Loraine Cox, cabinet member for housing for Hyndburn council, said: “We are delighted that Onward Homes was able to progress and secure planning consent for the Wood Street site during Covid-19 lockdown, and that construction work is due to start by the end of July.
“There is a pressing need for new, high-quality affordable homes in Hyndburn and this development demonstrates the value of the council’s long-term partnership with Onward in meeting Hyndburn’s future housing needs.”