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April 25th 2006 Tees Valley Housing Group is celebrating after more than £9 million of funding was awarded to help develop new affordable housing and regeneration projects across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire. A total £9,279,499 from the Housing Corporation over two years is spread across ten housing schemes, with funding for each ranging from £188,009 to £1.56million. The highest amount awarded was for 16 three-bed and eight two-bed houses at Church Lane, Eston. Thirty four units – eight bungalows and 26 houses - will be built at Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough, thanks to £1.53million of funding, while £1.5million will be used in the creation of 40 extra care units at Eston. In York, £1.235million will see 10 two-bed and nine three-bed affordable houses developed in Cornlands Road. The six other developments benefiting from the grants are 20 homes - houses and bungalows, including one for disabled people - in North Ormesby, Middlesbrough (£1m); nine apartments and a communal area in a development at Coney Avenue, Bishop Auckland (£782,000); 12 apartments and three houses on the site of the old sports hall, in Gallowgate, Richmond (£564,490); eight houses and two bungalows on land at Templar Street, Stockton (£500,000); 12 apartments at Roseberry Road, Redcar, as part of the ongoing Courts re-development (£420,000); and five apartments at Nuns Close, Richmond (£188,009). Alison Thain, chief executive at Tees Valley Housing Group, said: “This money is part of £20.5m of grants the Housing Corporation has allocated to the region via the Spirit partnership, of which Tees Valley Housing Group is a major part. As house prices continue to increase, more and more families find it difficult to afford somewhere to live, so these developments across the North East and North Yorkshire are part of a major, ongoing programme of work which is being done to help people to find a quality, affordable home.” Spirit was set up last year to raise the level of social housing standards by providing more and better quality homes at less cost to the public purse. The partnership consists of Tees Valley Housing Group, Two Castles Housing Association, Three Rivers Housing Group, Erimus Housing, Housing Hartlepool and Coast & Country Housing. |
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