Neighbours living in roads around Singers Knoll and Randolph Road, in the Keyford area of Frome, are being invited to a special drop in session to find out more about Flourish Homes’s plans to redevelop the area.
The local housing association is planning a multi-million pound redevelopment which will see the current 54 homes in Singers Knoll and Randolph Road pulled down and replaced with around 100 new homes for rent and a new extra care scheme, offering supported housing to people with care needs.
Neighbours are being invited to a special drop in session on Monday August 17 from 2pm to 8pm which is being held in the communal room at Gorehedge sheltered housing scheme, which is on the corner of Christchurch Street East.
The redevelopment scheme, which could cost up to £16 million, will double the number of affordable homes available to rent to people in housing need on the site and will also include some for ‘intermediate’ rent. These are homes where the weekly rent is about 80 percent lower than the usual market rent for private rented homes.
“This is an exciting project which will offer Frome a real boost in the number of affordable rented homes available to people in housing need and we’ve had clear support from the Homes and Communities Agency with funding for this project which is really great news,” said Alan Brunt, Managing Director of Flourish Homes, which is a member of the Aster Group.
“We think it’s important to give the people of Frome, and particularly the people who live in the surrounding roads, a flavour of what we’re planning so we hope that anyone interested in finding out more will drop in to talk to staff. We also hope we’ll be joined by tenants who live in Singers Knoll and Randolph Road who are working with us to deliver this major regeneration of their homes.”
The 54 homes in Singers Knoll and Randolph Road are made of pre-cast reinforced concrete (PRC). These types of properties have a lot of problems, including being poorly insulated and they are expensive to maintain and improve. The new homes will be built to modern standards and will be much more energy efficient, making them more economical to run for tenants, many of whom are on low incomes.
You can find out more about our plans for Singers Knoll here.
