Work to bring much-needed affordable housing to a disused rail yard in the Heaton ward of Newcastle is underway.
Karbon Homes is working in partnership with Keepmoat Homes to develop 41 affordable homes on the derelict rail sidings at Heaton Down Yard, off Chillingham Road.
The new homes from Karbon will consist of a mix of two, three and four-bed homes, available for Affordable Rent, Rent to Buy and Shared Ownership
Each will benefit from enhanced levels of insulation and will boast a range of enhanced energy efficiency measures including solar PV panels, designed to cut emissions and help lower residents’ heating bills.
The 41 affordable homes from Karbon are part of a larger 143 property, £37m development on the brownfield site. The site will include a number of unique biodiversity features, including a biodiversity mosaic corridor between the development and the main East Coast rail line, a noise attenuation bund alongside the railway that will also create a series of ecological habitats for wildlife, and a series of swales and SUDS basins to accommodate surface water at times of high rainfall.
The Karbon developed homes are being supported with grant funding from Homes England through Karbon’s Strategic Partnership with the government's housing delivery agency. The strategic partnership has provided Karbon with funding to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years.
Work to bring much-needed affordable housing to a disused rail yard in the Heaton ward of Newcastle is underway.
Karbon Homes is working in partnership with Keepmoat Homes to develop 41 affordable homes on the derelict rail sidings at Heaton Down Yard, off Chillingham Road.
The new homes from Karbon will consist of a mix of two, three and four-bed homes, available for Affordable Rent, Rent to Buy and Shared Ownership
Each will benefit from enhanced levels of insulation and will boast a range of enhanced energy efficiency measures including solar PV panels, designed to cut emissions and help lower residents’ heating bills.
The 41 affordable homes from Karbon are part of a larger 143 property, £37m development on the brownfield site. The site will include a number of unique biodiversity features, including a biodiversity mosaic corridor between the development and the main East Coast rail line, a noise attenuation bund alongside the railway that will also create a series of ecological habitats for wildlife, and a series of swales and SUDS basins to accommodate surface water at times of high rainfall.
The Karbon developed homes are being supported with grant funding from Homes England through Karbon’s Strategic Partnership with the government's housing delivery agency. The strategic partnership has provided Karbon with funding to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years.
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