60 new affordable apartments coming for Melksham
Wiltshire Council's chosen a contractor to build apartments for older people
Plans to turn an old library in Melksham into 60 affordable homes have moved to the next stage.
Wiltshire Council's appointed E G Carter and Co Limited to design the new build for older people.
The apartments will be operated by the council and will have care staff on site to support residents.
The old library building was demolished last year, with the facility moved to the Melksham Community Campus.
The site's been empty since, with two other buildings - a former Chinese restaurant and education centre have also been taken down.
Sam Carter, Manager Director at E G Carter and Co, said:
"We are delighted to have been appointed on this exciting project and are really looking forward to working with Wiltshire Council, Kendall Kingscott, and the wider stakeholders and design team members. This project provides an opportunity to work dynamically and collaboratively among organisations all striving for the best product, which is to provide the best quality affordable apartments for the community within Melksham.”
Cllr Phil Alford, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Housing, said:
“This site is in the heart of Melksham and has huge potential as affordable homes for older people. The development would provide 60 high quality one and two-bedroom self-contained apartments operated by Wiltshire Council, with care staff on site and amenities nearby.
“This development shows our commitment to providing the housing people need within communities as part of our ambition to deliver 1,000 new affordable homes. We’ve already delivered 173 affordable homes, with 40 in development and another 533 in the pipeline as part of our council house build programme which will see millions invested in building new, energy and cost-efficient council homes. We are also making a substantial investment to improve existing council homes to ensure they achieve a minimum energy performance rating of B.
“We have a strong track record of delivering affordable homes and had already delivered 200 affordable homes in the five years prior to setting our ambition for an additional 1,000 affordable homes.”