Back in June, the council announced its success in securing funding through the government’s Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) scheme, earmarked for the purchase of five family-sized homes.
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122 affordable homes set for Sleaford brownfield site
Countryside Partnerships, the provider of multi-tenure, affordable homes, has exchanged contracts with Tesco Stores Ltd on a 12.8-acre brownfield site in Sleaford, Lincolnshire with a view to building 122 new affordable homes, 5 First Homes and a 66-bed care home.
They will also be providing a new county standard bowls green and club house to replace the ageing facilities currently on site.
The regeneration project will transform the former industrial site, previously used for seed processing, into much-needed housing with a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom family homes for the area. The First Homes are market-sale properties discounted by at least 30% and available to first-time buyers meeting certain eligibility criteria.
The land is allocated for mixed-use and residential development in the Lincolnshire Local Plan, adopted in April 2023. Countryside now expects to submit a Reserved Matters planning application in the first half of 2024 with a view to starting work later in the year.
Lee Parry, Managing Director, Countryside Partnerships North East Midlands, said: “Redeveloping brownfield sites such as this one in Sleaford is hugely important in helping to tackle the crippling shortage of affordable homes across the UK.
“Our planning team cannot wait to get into the finer planning details with a view to transforming this former industrial site into an attractive and welcoming place to live for the local community.”
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The removal of the fees is part of the wider Government aim to tackle waste crime and fly-tipping, which is estimated to cost the economy £924m per year in England.Lincolnshire sends devolution deal plans on 21-date whistle stop tour
Lincolnshire residents can find out more about plans for a historic devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire which could bring more than £700m into the region.
Across the country, devolution is moving important choices about local investment, infrastructure and training from government to local decision makers. Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council, and North East Lincolnshire Council have secured a devolution deal with government worth over £750 million which, if progressed, means money and power can move from government to decision-makers in Greater Lincolnshire.- 09/01/2024 – Cleethorpes Library, Cleethorpes 1:30pm – 5:30pm
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