A planning application has been approved for new bungalows to help meet the needs of South Kesteven’s ageing population.
The bungalows will help to meet the requirements of a growing number of residents on the Housing Register who need adapted properties.
South Kesteven District Council’s Planning Committee has given the green light for the demolition of a former community building in Toller Court, Horbling, that has been repeatedly vandalised since closing five years ago.
Demolition of the building will allow construction of three bungalows on the site and a neighbouring grass area.
Toller Court is already a bungalow housing scheme as it was previously sheltered accommodation.
The building that will be demolished is the former resident lounge and community hall.
The new proposal is for a one-bed, two-person bungalow and two, two-bedroom bungalows for three people all with rear gardens. Five parking spaces will be provided for the development.
They will be affordable housing properties owned and operated by South Kesteven District Council.
Cllr Virginia Moran, South Kesteven District Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “The building which is being demolished was never a building for the use of the village and has been repeatedly vandalised since Toiler Court ceased to be a sheltered housing complex.
“Knocking it down makes good use of the land in providing a type of accommodation that we badly need in South Kesteven for our ageing population and builds on our promise to provide high-quality affordable housing for our residents.”
A footpath popular with dog walkers, which is not a public right of way, will be re-routed rather than being lost, and no trees or hedgerows will be removed.
Previous planning permission for two two-bedroom bungalows was approved in 2020 but lapsed.
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