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New pads in Padstow

Coastline Housing is to unveil the first affordable housing to be built in the tourism honey-pot town of Padstow in over five years.

The homes, being built by Trine Developments, will comprise 28 apartments, 12 of which will be rented out to people in housing need locally by Coastline Housing, and 16 of which will be sold on the open market by Trine Developments. The rented properties will include 9 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom apartments.

The purchase of the affordable rented homes is being funded largely thanks to funding of £798,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency and Cornwall Council.

Robert Nettleton, Chief Executive of Coastline Housing, says: “Padstow is an area of acute housing need, where the development of affordable housing is long overdue. These apartments will be particularly important to local people who want to continue to live in the town, but have been priced out of the market.”

The apartments will be built to the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3. This energy efficiency standard has to be attained by all newly built affordable homes and includes items such as solar panels, highly efficient gas combi boilers and radically improved levels of insulation, all of which means reduced future running costs for customers. They will also meet Building for Life and Lifetime Homes standards.

Work on the scheme began in early 2010 and the properties are likely to be completed by early 2011.