A number of 'truly affordable' home schemes are being developed in the South Hams which will be energy efficient and cheap to run.
While affordable rented homes provide a safety net for those in greatest housing need, South Hams District Council (SHDC) has recognised a wider range of options are needed to help people into home ownership in areas where house prices are beyond an affordable level for those on low and medium incomes.
South Hams District Council is working in close partnership with a number of local community housing schemes around the District to deliver a mix of affordable, rented and discounted purchase, sustainable homes.
£1.88 million of funding is being used by the Council to bring forward, through the planning process, high quality affordable homes for local people. The homes are in South Brent, St Anne’s Chapel, Brixton, Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, with other projects in the pipeline.
All of the homes will be built using innovative energy saving techniques which will be kind to the environment and to the pocket. All of the housing schemes will also include electric car charging points as standard.
St Anne’s Chapel, near Bigbury, has planning permission for thirteen homes of which eight will be genuinely affordable, providing rented and home ownership opportunities.
Palstone Lane, in South Brent, has planning permission for 17 low energy and carbon, custom built homes.
The scheme will include a mix of two, three and four bedroom houses and include 12 affordable custom built homes and five open market properties.
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A planning application has been lodged for four affordable rented homes with three available on the open market. The homes are sustainable because they have been designed to exceed building regulation standards in terms of air tightness and heating requirements.
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The homes will be built using a revolutionary modular design, hexagon in shape and are built offsite to speed up the construction programme and ensure a high quality build. The build will start in Spring 2020.
A planning application has been lodged for 15 homes on a site owned by South Hams Council, off Rope Walk in Kingsbridge. The scheme will include a mix of one, two and three beds which could include affordable rented, discounted and open market properties. The homes will be environmentally friendly and efficient to run so cheaper bills means they will be even more affordable.
To make sure they are as environmentally friendly as possible, there will be zero waste onsite with no off cuts or waste as the houses arrive ready to fit with roof and wall cladding. This means they will be ready to occupy a few short months following construction.
There are other sites which are also being progressed but which are at early stages of development.
Cllr Hilary Bastone, Deputy Leader for South Hams District Council, said: “We’re so pleased that so many affordable and environmentally friendly homes are being delivered within the South Hams.
“The success of these schemes is helped enormously by the great working partnerships with local community groups. By working together we can support these groups to develop much needed homes in their area which match their particular needs.”