Garages into Slough homes
An ambitious plan to build new Slough family homes got under way on Wednesday 5 September with the demolition of an old garage site in Cippenham.
The Slough Borough Council scheme, in cooperation with Home Group, will see the garages knocked down and replaced by housing which will be available to rent by families on low incomes.
All the homes will be built to high environmental standards and will achieve a ‘very good’ eco-homes rating.
The garage sites were identified by the council as areas where affordable housing could be built. In recent years the garages have become areas where residents are concerned about vandalism and other anti social behaviour taking place.
Jeremy Walter, housing strategy manager for Slough Borough Council, said: “Over recent years most of the affordable homes provided by developers have been flats.
“It’s great that through our partnership with Home Group we will be able offer more families the chance of living in a better home.
Cllr Tony Haines, commissioner for Slough housing, said: “With this project we are making a real a commitment to creating better housing for everyone in Slough and providing greater choices over family accommodation.”
Over the next five years the council hopes to build at least 50 family homes on its former garage sites. The rents for the new homes will vary from £106 per week for a three bedroom house to £123 per week for a four bedroom house.
Slough Borough Council