Coleford residents are being invited to a special exhibition to find out more about Flourish Homes’s plans to build new homes in the village.
The local housing association, which has around 4,200 homes across Mendip, is looking to build 28 new homes on land next to Goodeaves Close in the village, which is near to Frome. The plan is to build four one-bedroomed flats, seven two-bedroomed houses, 14 three-bedroomed houses and three four-bedroomed homes over a two year period at a cost of more than £3 million on a special rural exception site.
It has organised an exhibition on Thursday February 19 where villagers will get the chance to meet Flourish Homes and Aster Group development staff as well as the architects and contractors which will be working on designing and building the homes if planning permission is given.
Villagers are welcome to drop in to the Memorial Hall at the Royal British Legion anytime between 3pm and 7pm on Thursday February 19. They’ll get the chance to see plans for the site, find out more about the homes that may be built and have their say on the development before Flourish Homes pulls together its final planning application to submit to Mendip District Council.
“We’re really excited about the prospect of building these village homes,” said Flourish Homes’s Managing Director Alan Brunt.
“Mendip’s a lovely place to live but for many local people that beauty comes with a price tag they’ll never be able to afford when it comes to buying houses, even in the current economic climate. That’s why having affordable rented homes, particularly in our villages, is so vital.
“This rural exception site has only become possible after a lot of hard work by the landowner, parish council, district council and Flourish Homes. We’ve got great plans for the homes, including some eco-features like super insulation and water conservation measures which means they should really help future tenants save energy, water and their pocket!
“We’re proud of what we’ve got planned for the village so we hope to see lots of residents at the exhibition where they can meet our staff, hear what we’re proposing and have their say. Hearing villagers’ views will be really useful for us before we start putting our planning application together, which we’re due to submit next month.”
