| Croydon Council and Osborne launch eco housebuilding programme |
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| Thursday, 18 September 2008 | |
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Croydon Council's deputy leader Dudley Mead tried out his bricklaying skills this week to commemorate the launch of the council’s new house-building programme.
Checking progress on site, Councillor Mead, cabinet member for housing, was joined by contractor Osborne, which is developing three innovative schemes with the local authority. The first phase will see 32 three, four and five-bed family homes built in Sumner Gardens, Broad Green and in Dunley Drive and Frensham Drive, Fieldway. Built to meet robust eco standards, the high-spec homes will be equipped with environmentally friendly features such solar panels, wind turbines and rainwater harvesting. Plans for a second tranche of homes are already underway. Cllr Mead said: "I believe that the quickest and most effective way of addressing the acute housing shortage and overcrowding in the borough is through investment in council housing. "Croydon has an excellent reputation for looking after its tenants and, as a strong local authority, we should be given the means to construct good quality, eco-friendly, council homes. "Phase one of our new house-building programme is just a start. My intention is for us to be building a hundred homes in the borough every year and we're now working towards achieving this ambitious target." This is the first council housing built in the borough in 20 years. |