Latest phase launched for major city-wide housing programme
Two new house building homes for rent projects are set to start as part of Sheffield City Council’s plan to deliver 3,100 additional affordable council homes by 2029.
The Bole Hill View new build project in Crookes will provide 36 one-bedroom apartments on the site of the former older persons care home which has been disused for the last seven years.
And the Corker Bottoms project will see the purchase of 47 new homes in Manor, which will be delivered by Sheffield Housing Company (SHC), the council’s regeneration vehicle.
Councillor Paul Wood, executive member for housing, roads and waste management, said: “These are another two important projects approved as part of our plan to build more houses of the right type and in the right location.
“I’m pleased to see that one of them is due to start in only a few weeks with the second starting in the autumn.
“We’re building energy efficiency into existing homes and in new build homes to respond to the climate emergency and through our house building we’re providing more job opportunities and apprenticeships for local people too.”
As part of the council’s wider housing plans, £310m will be spent on major improvements to existing council homes on top of the £40m that is spent on day-to-day council house repairs each year. A further £339m will be spent increasing the supply of new homes, £650m in total.
Currently 221 new homes are already under construction and scheduled to be completed by summer 2022. 762 homes on a further eight sites are currently being planned.
Councillor Mazher Iqbal, executive member for city futures, culture, development and regeneration, said: “As Sheffield’s population continues to grow it’s really important that everyone has access to high-quality, affordable housing where they want to live.
“These new developments will see hundreds of new homes built to meet demand and provide a range of housing types to cater for different needs; creating new communities in these popular locations.”
