Plan for affordable homes to be rebuilt

SUBSTANDARD PLYMOUTH FLATS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND NEW ONES BUILT

- DANIEL CLARK

PLANS for the redevelopment of an affordable housing estate which will see homes demolished and rebuilt have been proposed. The Livewest scheme will see the existing affordable housing estate at Healy Place at Morice Town demolished, with 33 affordable dwellings constructed in its place.

The site sits within the established residential neighbourhood of Morice Town. This existing development consists generally of two storey semi-detached and terraced rendered dwellings, right next to the Keyham Vaults pub in the corner of the site.

There are currently two four storey buildings occupying the site and these are thought to have been constructed in the 1950s for naval family quarters and were acquired by DCHA from the MOD in the early 1990s. A total of 42 maisonettes are provided across the two buildings and the total number of units are split equally between two and three bed properties. But the construction and condition of the existing buildings have been deemed substandard and unsuitable for upgrade, the planning application submitted to Plymouth City Council says. It adds: “The existing accommodation falls short of the general standard that would be deemed fit-for-purpose compared with current design and quality standards employed both nationally and by LiveWest. It is proposed that the existing buildings will be demolished to enable the redevelopment of the site.