North Tyneside Council’s commitment to creating affordable housing is continuing, with work to build 22 new affordable homes in Killingworth making progress.
The site of the former West House social club, on Swindale Drive, had been out of use for a number of years before North Tyneside Council stepped in and earmarked the site for social housing.
Alongside N.B. Clark, work on the development began in 2024 and is due for completion in September 2025. The site will consist of apartments, two and three bedroom homes.
Following their completion, the homes will be made available to those on the Council’s housing register.
The exciting plans received positive feedback in the local community when they were initially being developed, with residents pleased that the green spaces and walking routes were being preserved.
The consultation also gave North Tyneside Council the opportunity to improve the design based on residents’ feedback. Concerns from local residents around school parking were listened to and addressed by the Council, with officers working with the local school to introduce drop-off spaces.
Cllr John Harrison, cabinet member for Housing, said: “As a social housing provider, it’s always amazing when you’re able to take an out-of-use brownfield site and create affordable housing on it.
“We know how much our residents value the green spaces we have in our borough and we are always looking for opportunities to preserve these, while still meeting our ambitious homebuilding targets.
“This development is making great progress and the homes are looking great – we’re excited to get the first residents moved in.”
In line with the Council’s ambition to work towards being carbon net zero by 2030, the homes will have air source heat pumps and solar panels installed at no additional cost to the resident. This will help to lower the energy bills and running costs of the homes.
The homes contribute to North Tyneside Council’s affordable homes programme. To date, over 2,300 homes have been created with a further 1,700 planned as part of phase one, and an additional 1,000 as part of the second phase.
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