Another council housing development has moved into the construction phase this week as Harlow Council begins its next chapter of building brand new council homes for Harlow families.
With clearance works complete and contractors from The Hill Group now on site at the former Sherards House, construction works to build 14 new council homes started this week.
When finished the development will provide a mix of modern two-bed and three-bed houses. All homes will be allocated to Harlow families on the Harlow Housing Needs Register.
The development will also include off-street parking, solar panels, electric vehicle charging points and improved pedestrian access. The Sherards House site has been out of use for many years and had fallen into a state of disrepair.
The council is already on site building 44 council homes in Staple Tye and there is much more to come over the next month, with mobilisation on site for construction to begin at the Elm Hatch, Arkwrights, The Yorkes and Pytt Field developments.
At present, the council is building more council homes for Harlow families than in the last thirty years combined.
Councillor Dan Swords, the Leader of Harlow Council, says that the council isn’t just talking about building council homes, it is getting on with the job of delivering new homes for Harlow residents. He said:
"This is building Harlow's future in action. By delivering on our missions to rebuild our town and invest in our housing, not only are we transforming left-behind areas on the town like the former Sherards House site which has been derelict for years, but we are providing high-quality homes for Harlow families.
"This week we started building at Sherards House, but we have much more to come with construction beginning throughout the next month on other sites all over the town – work that we will share with you over the coming weeks."