Celebrations held by Jephson Homes Housing Association on Friday 18th March saw residents of a new £6.6million housing development in Wincanton join the Mayor of Wincanton in a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The Mayor of Wincanton, Richard D’Arcy, and officers from South Somerset District Council attended the event, along with representatives of the development partners.
Residents have now begun moving into the 12 houses and 25 flats that have been completed by Jephson in the first phase of work at New Barns Farm, providing Wincanton with new affordable housing. The second phase which will see a further 25 houses and seven flats being created, should be finished by June 2011.
Mary Robinson, who has moved into one of the new houses along with her husband Martin and their six children, has said their new home has been a real godsend, as it has enabled her to stay living in Wincanton, where she has lived all of her life.
Mary, who attended the celebration event, said: “We moved in three weeks ago and the house is excellent, with solar panels and central heating. It is a four-bedroom house with much more room for our children – it’s given us all a whole new lease of life.”
Jephson secured a grant of £1.4million from the HCA which allowed them to provide affordable housing on the first two phases of the site and will look to provide 80 homes for rent, 14 for intermediate rent and 10 for sale through the HomeBuy shared ownership scheme.
Roger Glennie, Director for Jephson’s South & West Region, said: “"The new homes at Coulson Park have been designed with environmental issues in mind; they are all built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and all of the properties benefit from solar panels to heat hot water, which should result in lower bills for residents. The apartment buildings also have photovoltaic panels on the roofs and the electricity they generate will provide power for lighting the communal hallways, again reducing the costs for residents."
There are plans for a new primary school to be built next to the site, along with a new village centre consisting of shops and offices. The site, which is the largest new development in Wincanton, is within a 10-minute walk of the town centre, with access to shopping local services and community facilities.
Source: 24dash
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