Press Releases

Wednesday 7th February 2007

 

Disused BT site makes way for affordable homes

 

42 attractive new affordable homes have been built on the outskirts of historic Wolverton, thanks to Midsummer Housing Association working together with Bloor Homes and city architects, David Lock Associates.

 

Using modern methods of construction to transform a disused BT training site in Wolverton Mill, this partnership approach with Midsummer has brought the area back to life and provided much needed affordable housing of nine houses with three and two-bedrooms, and 33 two and one-bedroom apartments.

 

The homes have been cleverly designed to fit with the industrial theme of the area, whilst still looking inviting to the key workers, shared owners and rental tenants that are now in occupying them.

 

Penny Downing, Midsummer’s Business Development Director oversees Midsummer’s substantial development programme. She is delighted with this new scheme.

”There is such a high demand for housing that we are extremely proud to be part of this development that has taken a brownfield site no longer in use and created safe, attractive and sustainable homes that people can afford to live in,” she said.

 

This £4.6million project has utilised £896,000 of the Housing Corporation’s Social Housing Grant, in order to provide a mixed tenure scheme that meets with Milton Keynes’ local housing need.

 

Housing Corporation Director for the South East, Fiona Cruickshank, said: "I am delighted to see that Housing Corporation funding is supporting the regeneration of this area of Wolverton, contributing to the provision of homes for rent and shared ownership. This development is another example of modern methods of construction producing a high quality development."