An exciting new Plymstock housing scheme has been given the green light.
The Council’s planning committee met on Thursday and unanimously approved planning permission for ten exceptionally well designed new homes on the site of the former Morley Youth Centre, off Broadland Gardens.
The spacious family homes will be a mixture of two, three and four bedroomed properties and heated with modern, energy-efficient technology, to help achieve low carbon living.
The new development is a Council-backed scheme that will see the direct delivery of new homes in Plymouth for the first time this century.
Designed by Plymouth-based architects Clifton Emery Design and show high-quality homes that overlook an open, green space. Drawn up to be liveable, adaptable and sustainable, all of the homes will be available for sale on the open market.
Councillor Vivien Pengelly, Cabinet member for Housing and Communities, said: “This is a really important scheme so I‘m pleased that members on both sides of the chamber have united to approve it.
“The plans for these homes are remarkable and will make a fantastic addition to this area of the city.
“This is the first scheme we have directly delivered for a number of years and if it is as successful as we hope it will be, it certainly won’t be the last.”
The plans for Broadland Gardens were first submitted in December 2020, before a public consultation was launched for neighbouring residents of Broadland Gardens and beyond.
With new ideas taken on board, a planning application was submitted in April. A contractor for the build will now be appointed with construction likely to begin in Spring 2022.
What is direct delivery?
Since the Council transferred its housing stock to Plymouth Community Homes in 2009, the Council have played a strategic role in the market by helping and enabling housing to be built by partners and developers through the Plan for Homes.
This new venture will see the Council plan, design and build homes directly itself.