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26/09/2012
Appeal For More Private Land From Landowners
The new Housing Delivery Panel in the West of England is appealing for more private land from landowners and developers.
It follows the success of the development of the first innovative project to be delivered through the Panel which will create nine new family homes for social renting in Lawrence Weston on land made available by private developer Land Promotions Ltd.
The project is a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the developer and affordable housing provider Curo, a member of the West of England Housing Delivery Panel.
The Panel, which was created in October 2011, is a partnership of the four local authorities as well as a number of other development, management and housing organisations.
Its aim is to maximise the number of new homes by developing high-quality sustainable neighbourhoods, with market and affordable housing, in well-designed mixed communities across the region.
The Panel's first anniversary will be marked by a turf cutting ceremony on the site where the nine new homes will be built.
Work is due to start on site imminently and the properties should be ready to be let by May 2013. Bristol City Council made available a grant of £395,000 to support this development.
Councillor Anthony Negus, Cabinet Member for Housing, Property and Regeneration in Bristol, said: "Building more high-quality affordable homes is one of the key priorities for the city.
"And we are working hard in partnership with other agencies to explore every way we can of contributing to this goal. The city council has provided £395,000 in support of this scheme which will provide nine new and much-needed family homes for social renting.
"Of course this project represents only a drop in the ocean but, taken together with the other innovative schemes currently enjoying success, such as the No Use Empty initiative - which over the last 12 months brought more than 500 empty private homes back into use and the Local Mortgage Scheme which has so far helped 23 first-time buyers get on the housing ladder – they are making a difference to the lives of a substantial number of people in Bristol.
"I hope that this scheme here in the city of Bristol will be the first of many across the West of England region."
(CD)
It follows the success of the development of the first innovative project to be delivered through the Panel which will create nine new family homes for social renting in Lawrence Weston on land made available by private developer Land Promotions Ltd.
The project is a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the developer and affordable housing provider Curo, a member of the West of England Housing Delivery Panel.
The Panel, which was created in October 2011, is a partnership of the four local authorities as well as a number of other development, management and housing organisations.
Its aim is to maximise the number of new homes by developing high-quality sustainable neighbourhoods, with market and affordable housing, in well-designed mixed communities across the region.
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The Panel's first anniversary will be marked by a turf cutting ceremony on the site where the nine new homes will be built.
Work is due to start on site imminently and the properties should be ready to be let by May 2013. Bristol City Council made available a grant of £395,000 to support this development.
Councillor Anthony Negus, Cabinet Member for Housing, Property and Regeneration in Bristol, said: "Building more high-quality affordable homes is one of the key priorities for the city.
"And we are working hard in partnership with other agencies to explore every way we can of contributing to this goal. The city council has provided £395,000 in support of this scheme which will provide nine new and much-needed family homes for social renting.
"Of course this project represents only a drop in the ocean but, taken together with the other innovative schemes currently enjoying success, such as the No Use Empty initiative - which over the last 12 months brought more than 500 empty private homes back into use and the Local Mortgage Scheme which has so far helped 23 first-time buyers get on the housing ladder – they are making a difference to the lives of a substantial number of people in Bristol.
"I hope that this scheme here in the city of Bristol will be the first of many across the West of England region."
(CD)
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