The properties are expected to be ready next spring
A CGI of a street scene of one of the developments in Trispen, called The Paddocks(Image: Legacy Properties)
A Cornish housebuilder is planning build 50 affordable homes at two developments in the county. Legacy Properties has partnered with housing provider Ocean Housing to deliver the properties at Goonhavern near Newquay and Trispen near Truro.
The Goonhavern scheme – known as The Grange – is the second and final phase of Legacy’s development. Legacy will deliver 23 affordable homes as part of the 40-home scheme.
The homes will include a mix of one-bedroom apartments and two-to-four-bedroom houses, alongside two wheelchair-accessible bungalows, available for affordable rent. The first affordable homes are expected to be handed over to Ocean Housing in the spring of next year.
The company’s other development – The Paddocks in Trispen – will have 27 affordable homes within the wider 80-home scheme. These will include a mix of one-to-four-bedroom houses, bungalows and apartments, available for social rent and shared ownership. The first affordable homes at Trispen are also expected next spring.
Nick Long, managing director at Legacy Properties, said: “Delivering affordable homes is a fundamental part of creating balanced, sustainable communities.
“Partnering with Ocean Housing at both Goonhavern and Trispen ensures these homes will be genuinely affordable and managed by an organisation with strong local knowledge and a long-term commitment to Cornwall. We’re proud to be working together to support local people through these developments.”
Jitinder Takhar, chief executive of Ocean Housing said the affordable properties would provide “much-needed permanent homes” for local people and would allow them to stay close to the community.
“Over the last few years Cornwall has seen a significant rise in the numbers of individuals and families needing affordable housing,” she said.
“High demand and limited housing choices has seen many more individuals and families with children faced with the possibility of being homeless or living in temporary accommodation. That’s why we’re really pleased to be partnering with Legacy Properties to bring affordable homes to Goonhavern and Trispen.”
It is understood developments will be built to modern energy-efficiency standards and designed to integrate sensitively with their village settings, alongside new green space and local infrastructure.
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