Hundreds more affordable homes offering first time buyers a chance to get onto the housing ladder are due to be built at a new estate.
Work is underway to expand the Neasham Road site, near Darlington Arena, which the council has heralded as its biggest housing project in decades.
Up to 150 council-owned homes will be built, with a further 155 for sale through local developer Homes by Esh. There will also be a rent-to-buy option offering a first step to affordable home ownership for residents.
The council’s affordable housing offer will consist of 64 two-bedroom apartments, 24 two-bedroom houses, 43 three-bedroom houses and 19 four-bedroom houses, with the first due to be available towards the end of next year.
Nearly 300 homes have already been designed and built by the council’s housing and building services teams. The site has previously been described as helping cut down the lengthy waiting list for council houses.
Plans for a further 144 homes as part of the next phase of the development have now been submitted to the council.
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Councillor Kevin Nicholson, the council’s cabinet member for health and housing, said: “It’s been great to see the progress on our latest council house building project. Our vision is to build and develop strong and balanced communities, making sure properties are available for working families as well as older people and those in most need.
“The scheme at Neasham Road is our largest new-build programme ever and will provide a wide range of much-needed affordable homes for local people to rent.
“We have already delivered over 250 new council homes in Darlington, and they have been very popular, with demand for all the developments far outstripping supply. We have plans to build 1,000 new council homes over the next ten years and we are well on track to deliver this.”
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