Work begins on 100 new homes
Former garage sites across Norwich are being used to build over 100 affordable homes.
The construction company ISG Jackson is on site at the first of 18 projects on Friends Road, just off Earlham Road. 12 flats are to be constructed on Exeter Street, just off Dereham Road and a row of six terraced houses is to be built on The Avenues. Homes are also being built on Peckover Road, Lakenham Road and Belvoir Street.
Leader of the council, Brenda Arthur said: “The demand for affordable housing is growing and these homes will be built to higher [...]environmental standards than most private sector homes. During the course of the building work, training opportunities for new apprentices who want to learn construction trades will also be opened up on the sites.”
The 108 affordable homes are planned as a mix of flats and houses. A number of the properties will feature roof-mounted photo-voltaic cells, rainwater harvesting and re-use systems.
The work, in partnership with Orwell Housing Association, is being funded from an agreement between Norwich City Council and the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA), the government’s housing and regeneration body.
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