A Cambridge housing project starts after relocating residents from aging flats. Eighty four new energy efficient homes are planned.
The old site had thirty homes from the 1950s, twenty of which were council apartments, and ten were leasehold. These homes cost too much to fix, so they decided to rebuild, and the people living there moved to new homes.
Council members and the project team marked the start, with plans to build eighty-four new homes; some will be council homes, and some for sale, with forty-five designated to be council homes that will save energy. Thirty-nine will be sold on the market.
Thirty-four council homes have cheaper rent, at sixty percent of market price, while eleven homes are eighty percent of market price. This helps people who struggle to rent or buy who might not qualify for council housing.
Selling homes helps with housing costs, and the money goes back into future projects. This way, the council can build more homes, and it also helps fund community things.
The Fanshawe Road site has seventy-six apartments in four buildings, and eight houses will be on the edges. Four homes will be for wheelchair users.
This project helps upgrade housing, and the council also wants to build more homes as they aim to fix housing supply problems.
The project plans more open space, and a play area is also planned. A green path will link to Coleridge Recreation Ground.
They will save the old trees, and twenty-seven new trees will be planted. They will add wildflowers and boxes for animals, which helps nature a lot.
The new sustainable homes lack gas, and insulation will save energy. Solar panels and green roofs are coming, and water-saving measures, as well as underground bins, are also planned.