Council unveils 10 year housing plan

Birmingham City Council has said it aims to build 2,708 homes by 2029.

The council’s housebuilding arm, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), says an estimated £346m of housing sites across the city including larger regeneration projects, like in Kings Norton where unpopular housing has been cleared and replaced with mixed tenure homes, right through to smaller garage sites and stand-alone homes.

It also includes a mix of house building styles featuring both traditional construction methods that will build larger family-style homes as well as the first phase of modular homes which allows the council to unlock previously unused, smaller sites.

The 10 year programme looks set to build new homes for both sale and affordable rent.

Cllr Sharon Thompson, cabinet member for homes and neighbourhoods at Birmingham City Council, said: “The national housing crisis is one of the biggest contributing factors causing homelessness right now in Birmingham. With the city’s population set to grow by a further 10% over the next 15 years, there is a pressing need to deliver more affordable, family housing within accessible locations to relieve the increasing burden. I’m delighted that Birmingham City Council is leading the way in social housing and is moving forward with its ambitious plans for the next ten years.”

The report comes out as BMHT celebrates its tenth anniversary.

It has to date built 3,126, with a further 365 homes currently under construction.

BMHT is now the largest authority housebuilder in the UK.

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