Apartments proposed for former care home
Plans have been submitted to turn a former North Yorkshire care home into apartments to help meet demand for affordable homes.
Brierley Homes, North Yorkshire Council’s housing development company, has joined forces with Broadacres Housing Association in drawing up the plans for Brentwood Lodge, a former local authority facility in Leyburn.
If given the go-ahead, the scheme will see the current buildings transformed into 24 affordable apartments, consisting of 13 one-bed and 11 two-bed properties at the location on Quarry Hills Lane.
Once completed, Broadacres, a not-for-profit housing association managing over 6,000 homes across North Yorkshire, will take over the site and rent the apartments to people within the local area.
Brierley Homes’ managing director, Stuart Ede, said: “Getting a foot on the housing ladder can be difficult, if not impossible, for some people.
“Schemes like the one we are developing with Broadacres Housing Association are one way of creating homes people can afford.
“This scheme offers housing that is future-proofed and fit for modern living, offering people in the local area a high-quality home.”
Broadacres’ director of development and investment, Helen Fielding, said: “We are pleased to be once again working with Brierley Homes to bring more, much-needed affordable homes to this part of rural North Yorkshire.
“The homes will be made available to local people, with the aim of ensuring rural communities like Leyburn continue to remain sustainable for those who live and work in this beautiful market town.”
Executive member for housing, Councillor Simon Myers, added: “The need for affordable housing is not just an issue for us in North Yorkshire, it is a national problem.
“As a council, we have a duty to our residents to enable the right homes to be created in the right places and schemes like this one will certainly help those looking to find somewhere to live in Leyburn.”
If councillors back the scheme, it is expected it should be completed by the winter of 2025.
