Ahead of this week’s Newport Parish Council planning meeting, Cllr Geoff Lumley (Lab) shares latest information about the ‘affordable’ housing at Pan Meadows – renamed Bluebell Meadows by Barretts in 2013.
He says all the ‘affordable’ housing at Pan Meadows will be occupied by next month – some 255 homes, of which 51 are shared ownership (20%).
Originally dubbed ‘Super Pan’, the development actually approved in December 2009, and started May 2010. According to Cllr Lumley, will by next month have a minimum of 330 homes occupied.
Affordable housing for Islanders
Cllr Lumley says,
“You may be interested to know that at current occupations 39% of the rented homes were Pan housing association tenants previously, assisting with the broader aim of integration. Quite a number of those housed from the Housing Register were also previously Pan (23) and wider-Newport residents.
“I am not aware of anyone moving into the affordable housing so far from Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford or Newcastle…….
“As of today there are 75 homes privately owned. I have no idea where they previously lived.”
Next stage of development
Cllr Lumley says 20 more homes will need to be sold and occupied before the spine road – Godric Road – will need to be built through to St George’s Way.
He finishes by saying,
“The developers are still building more for sale!”
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