370 jobs on the way to Shropshire at housing developments
Three housing developments in and around Oswestry will bring almost 370 jobs.
The new positions will include 20 apprentice opportunities and the development will generate £47 million for the county's economy, it was claimed today.
The work of the Wrekin Housing Trust in Oswestry will be highlighted at the National Housing Federation's annual conference being held in Birmingham.
The trust is developing 160 affordable homes in Oswestry by regenerating three brownfield sites.
Work is now underway to clear land at the site of the old leisure centre ready for 46 homes. A mixture of two and three-bedroom homes for affordable rent should be completed by autumn next year.
Nearby, work is well underway on the site of the former Burbidge site on Unicorn Road, where 35 two-bedroom houses, 13 three-bedroom houses, one four-bedroom house and four two-bedroom bungalows are being built. These new homes will be complete by summer 2018.
A new development for over-55s is also being built at Alexander Road. Under the trust's ShireLiving brand. The scheme named Ashwood is set to open next summer and will provide 53 apartments and eight bungalows together with on site care and support and host of facilities including residents' lounges and a restaurant.
Project manager, Sarah Bradshaw said: "The development of these three sites will create 369 jobs including 20 apprentice opportunities and generate £47 million to the economy."
The other sites are at Middleton Road, Coldwell Gardens, Gobowen, and Bower Farm in St Martins.
