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Site In Barton Road Barton Road, Hereford   This is a small site that the council have been seeking for some twelve years to dispose of and see used for affordable housing.During the year we had positive feedback from our pre planning application regarding the site. In essence the planners’ response says: a) The scheme is broadly acceptable: ‘… the type of housing proposed, being small one-bed,...

Artists and Makers Quarter, Berrington/Aubrey Streets, Hereford That part of the city that includes Aubrey and Berrington Streets has been identified as a possible cultural quarter in the revised masterplan for Hereford, in part due to the submissions we have made.We had been working with one of the co-owners of the Bingo hall site in Berrington Street, to include a pottery workshop, fabric...

Barton Road Good News! We have had positive feedback from our pre planning application regarding the site. In essence the planners’ response says: a) The scheme is broadly acceptable: ‘... the type of housing proposed, being small one-bed, two-person units to meet identified local needs, is welcomed; and the sustainable location of the site, within the city and within easy reach of a wide range...

We have identified a building that the owner is willing to sell privately which lends itself to adaptation to a number of artists’ workspaces, a shop/exhibition area and two one-bedroom flats (which might also include a workspace) that would be let at affordable rents. We have recently obtained a grant from The Architectural Heritage Fund which will allow us to produce fully costed plans for the...

This was a site we have been considering for a while. Its key ‘development’ issue, in terms of planning, was its narrow access lane. We drew up several different options of how we might build five two bedroom homes on the site (the size identified by Herefordshire Council as being in shortest supply for affordable accommodation in this area of the city), along with restricted car use and some...

Herefordshire Council have updated their housing strategy and have put it out for consultation on line. Searching for 'Herefordshire Council Housing Strategy Consultation' should find it, whilst the full link is: https://consultations.herefordshire.gov.uk/consultations/article/57/draft-local-housing-strategy-consultation. The response is by a questionnaire, making it easy to complete. There are...

Hereford Community Land Trust was invited to make an ‘expression of interest’ bid for some finance under the government’s Towns Fund with the aim of acquiring property in the Berrington and Aubrey Street areas of the city to create an Artists’ and Makers’ Quarter together with affordable housing. This follows on the report we produced concerning various properties and spaces within Hereford’s...

  A Community Land Trust in the Dales has run into the requirement for the Parochial Church Council, as a charity, to accept the highest price (aka ‘best value’) on offer for a redundant church school, rather than a slightly lower offer from The Upper Dales Community Land Trust. The asking price of £185,000 has been offered by seven different prospective purchasers, all of who appear to...

The National Housing Federation has launched a campaign to invest in social housing, supported by a wide cross-section of housing sector. Here is an open letter they have sent to the Government. Dear Chancellor We are writing to urge you to put good quality, affordable housing at the heart of your plans for social and economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. This pandemic has transformed...