850-home estate to be regenerated

Estate regeneration specialist Place Capital Group (PCG) is set to regenerate an 850-home estate in Blackburn.The Shadsworth estate project is the first of a five year deal the business has in place with Together Housing Group (THG).The scheme will see the investment and regeneration of the estate. Built in 1953, it consists of more than 850 homes and is home to in excess of 2,100 people. Under the project PCG will act as THG’s development manager to realise more than 100 new homes through remodelling existing stock, new build on infill sites and major improvements to the public realm on the estate. The project will also improve community assets and build social infrastructure and provide access to work opportunities, events, information and support. Properties across the estate will benefit from face-lifting works and the installation of renewable heat infrastructure through air source heat pumps.Work is currently underway on the redevelopment of “Unit 2”, adjacent to the Shadsworth Hub, into a resource and consultation hub where the development of the area will be rooted. The full consultation programme will be unveiled to the community in November. Remodelling of empty properties on Staffa Crescent will commence shortly, subject to planning, to provide show home garden and balcony flats.