Lancaster City Council Approves Affordable Housing Scheme for Nelson Street

Strategic Insights -

Members of the planning committee have given the green light to a new affordable housing scheme on Nelson Street, which is expected to provide 32 affordable rented homes and 7 shared ownership homes. The scheme, which will include four houses and three apartment blocks, is part of a wider regeneration plan for the Canal Quarter area. The development will not only address the district's significant housing supply shortfall but also provide a catalyst for the redevelopment of the area.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Nelson Street scheme will provide 32 affordable rented homes and 7 shared ownership homes, addressing the district's housing supply shortfall.
  • The development will include four houses and three apartment blocks, offering a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom homes.
  • A Lancaster City Council report described the plans as the "first step in the delivery of a wider reaching regeneration objective for the Canal Quarter area".
  • The scheme will redevelop an existing brownfield site and provide a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the area.
  • The proposal incorporates and enhances existing pedestrian linkages, secures new pedestrian linkages to the canal towpath, and provides attractive on-site open space.
  • Residents' and business owners' concerns about a potential loss of parking spaces were initially raised but were not a deciding factor in the approval.

Statistics:

  • 32 affordable rented homes will be provided as part of the Nelson Street scheme.
  • 7 shared ownership homes will be part of the development.
  • The scheme will offer a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom homes.
  • The development will comprise four houses and three apartment blocks.
  • The proposal will result in the redevelopment of an existing brownfield site.

Sources:

  • Lancaster City Council report, no date provided.
  • "This would to a degree help address the significant shortfall in the five-year housing land supply position and, perhaps more importantly, the acute undersupply in affordable housing." (Source: Lancaster City Council report, no date provided)
  • "The proposal will also result in the redevelopment of an existing brownfield site and will provide the catalyst to unlock the wider regeneration opportunities set out within the Canal Quarter Masterplan." (Source: Lancaster City Council report, no date provided)