Central Bedfordshire Council has
received permission for a purpose-built housing scheme in
Dunstable.
The council was granted planning
permission for the two-storey development in Croft Green, which will offer 23
flats, as well as a lift, laundry, kitchen, guest suite and a communal lounge
and enclosed gardens for tenants and older residents living nearby.
Eight bedsits, a two-bedroom flat and a
communal lounge forming part of a housing scheme will be demolished to create
the site for the modern new building, with work due to begin in the summer and
be finished in late 2016. When it is finished, it will offer 14 more homes than
the existing accommodation there.
The new scheme is an example of the
council’s commitment to improve the housing offer for older people, so they can
continue to live independently for longer. It is a positive outcome from the
review of our existing sheltered housing provision that we have been undertaking
in partnership with our existing sheltered tenants. It is one part of a complete
and wide ranging offer for older people.
Councillor Carole Hegley, Executive
Member for Social Care, Health and Housing, said: “I am really pleased that
permission has been granted for this new development, which is part of the
council’s commitment to a better offer for residents,
“A key priority for Central
Bedfordshire is providing accommodation where people can live independently for
longer, rather than having to go into residential accommodation, and this is
exactly the kind of scheme which will enable us to do that.
“We are committed to providing good
quality housing which is suitable for older people, and work is progressing
really well at nearby Priory View, which will offer 83 apartments and is on
track to be ready in September.”
The planning approval for Croft Green,
which was granted at last week’s meeting of the Development Management
Committee, means that work can now begin to appoint contractors and a project
manager to carry out the scheme, as well as making sure the site is secure and
traffic is limited to only what is necessary.
For more information about the
council’s housing programme, visit www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/housing
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