Seddon has been successfully appointed to complete the design and build of 135 new, high-quality homes in Fenton.
The plans included the part-demolition of the former Workshop, which had been empty since 2013, and the building of a new sheltered housing scheme of 65 homes for supported accommodation – mainly for older people – as well as a mixture of 28 two and three-bedroom family homes at the entrance to the site. The existing frontage of the main Workshop building has been preserved.
The second site contained the council’s local centre and a car park that hosts the weekly Fenton outdoor market. A new public car park will be provided in this area, which will host the traders on market day.
Two apartment blocks providing 42 new affordable homes with private parking are to be built on the site. They have been designed so people on City Road would still be able to see through to the market and the cenotaph in Albert Square.
This development will see an additional £17 million invested into Fenton. Funding is being provided by the Housing Revenue Account capital programme and a grant from Homes England.
COUNCILLOR JOANNE POWELL-BECKETTIT’S FANTASTIC NEWS THAT WE WILL VERY SOON SEE THIS DEVELOPMENT TAKING SHAPE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN ALL OF OUR TOWNS AND SUPPORTING HOUSING GROWTH ACROSS THE CITY. THESE NEW HOMES WILL OFFER A CHOICE OF HOUSING, WITH PROPOSALS FOR A MODERN SUPPORTED HOUSING SCHEME LARGELY FOR OLDER PEOPLE, FAMILY HOMES, AND CONTEMPORARY APARTMENTS. HOUSING GROWTH IS AT THE HEART OF THE CITY’S JOURNEY TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT SORT OF HOMES THAT ARE HIGH QUALITY AND ATTRACTIVE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROCESS