Construction work on Cornwall Council's scheme to build 15 new affordable homes for local people in Callington is underway.

The new homes, which are being built at Urban Terrace, replace 10 council-owned and 5 privately owned homes built in the 1959’s. The properties had to be demolished following identification of Mundic, which was gradually making them structurally unsound.

The new scheme will provide 4 one bedroom flats, 7 two bedroom houses and 4 three bedroom houses with gardens and parking. All the homes will be highly insulated and heated with low carbon air source heat pumps.

As well as providing the 15 new homes, the scheme will also include landscaping and tree planting, with bee bricks and bird boxes being used as part of the landscaping process to increase biodiversity.


Olly Monk, Cornwall Council portfolio holder for housing and planning, said: "We are delighted to be able to finally start work on building these new affordable homes for people with a local connection.

"We had hoped to start work on building the new homes as soon as planning permission had been secured for the project. Unfortunately this had to be delayed when the previous contractor went into administration.

"The appointment of Classic Builders means that we are now able to go ahead with this exciting scheme and I look forward to welcoming residents into their new homes late next year."

"This is the culmination of two years of hard work and it is great to see construction finally taking place on this long awaited scheme," said Cornwall Councillor Andrew Long, the local member for Callington.

"The previous, defective properties are being replaced with good quality affordable houses and flats which will be available for social rent to local people. The people who lived in the original Council owned properties will be given first refusal on the new homes."