affordable homes

Partnership awarded almost £2million for regeneration projects

Around 160 affordable homes will be built on brownfield sites in parts of Devon and Torbay with the help of a near £2 million funding award.

The Devon & Torbay One Public Estate partnership has successfully bid for £1.99 million from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 (BLRF2) delivered by HM Government’s One Public Estate (OPE) Programme.

It's a share of £60 million...

Reserved Matters approval paves way for new home type in Devon

Sovereign has secured reserved matters planning approval for 69 affordable homes at Taverners Field on the edge of Exeter, Devon. It paves the way for the housing association to build the first homes using its range of new house types.

Detailed planning consent was received at the end of last year, and with work now able to start, contractors are expected to be on site shortly....

Funding awarded to build affordable homes

Four projects to develop affordable homes on council owned brownfield sites in Devon and Torbay have been awarded just over £911,000 of government funding.

The Devon and Torbay One Public Estate Partnership has successfully bid for Brownfield Land Release Funding (BLRF2) to support the projects in Exeter, Mid Devon and Torbay.

The funding is a share of £35.9 million awarded...

Housing provider pledges to build more than 2,000 affordable homes in Devon

A leading housing association is set to build more than 2,000 affordable homes in Devon over the next five years as part of a £1billion investment in the regional economy.

As the largest housing provider in the South West, LiveWest has more than 15,000 homes in Devon and currently owns more than 39,000 homes across the South West.

LiveWest has stepped up its investment in...

Protestors against the Yelland development on the Taw estuary in North Devon

North Devon Council refuses luxury holiday village in sensitive Taw estuary landscape

Devon CPRE, the local branch of the countryside charity, today (9 June) congratulated North Devon Council for overwhelmingly voting to refuse an application to build 250 premium houses and apartments on the bank of the Taw estuary at Yelland Quay.

The site, where a small coal-fired power station stood between the 1950s and the 1980s, is in a noted wildlife habitat. It’s adjacent to an...

Road to be named after late councillor

A road on new development of 19 affordable homes on a former factory site is being named after the late Councillor Dennis Camp, who served Plymouth’s Southway ward on Plymouth City Council from 1990 to his death in 2006 and was also Lord Mayor of Plymouth in 2000/01.

Alison Seabeck MP and Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Cooperatives, Housing and Community Safety for...

Plymouth launches £50m plan for affordable homes

Plymouth’s new Plan for Homes has been officially launched at a major housing summit. The conference, organised by the South West Housing Initiative and Plymouth City Council, was held on Friday 1 November and brought key people from across the country to the city to discuss how more homes can be built to tackle the housing shortage and meet the needs of a growing population.

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