News from: Reading Borough Council
On Thursday 6 July Cllr Tony Page, the Mayor of Reading, cut the ribbon on the new North Street development, made up of 36 one and two bed flats and one three bed flat, after handover from the developers Beard.
The development is just a short walk from the town centre and will give those who take a tenancy a valuable opportunity to live in affordable comfort within the town, with easy access to job opportunities, amenities and public transport.
The development forms part of the council’s investment of over £110m to provide 400 affordable new homes between 2021 and 2025. The strategy will not only reduce the waiting list but also provide flexibility for current tenants to move to bigger homes as their families grow.
Earlier this year the council approved plans to create a further 62 new homes on the former Central Pool site in Battle Street, which will cater for those on the housing register as well as sheltered housing and homes for vulnerable adults, and the Arthur Hill Pool development set to be completed this summer will see key workers from Reading move in to 15 new flats on King’s Road.
As with all of the council’s developments, responding to the climate emergency and helping residents to keep bills as manageable as possible are two key aims. With this in mind triple glazing, air source heat pumps and solar panels are all installed at North Street.