Extra care and affordable housing plans approved

A proposed extra care and affordable housing development in East Yorkshire hs been given the go-ahead.The 54 affordable homes and a 68-apartment extra care scheme will be located about two miles from Bridlington town centre.It has been brought forward by Esh Construction in a land led deal worth £25m in partnership with Housing 21 and Yorkshire Housing. Plans were submitted earlier this year.The development will be located on land off Pinfold Lane in the north of Bridlington, which is allocated for residential development in the East Riding Local Plan.A three-storey extra care building containing one and two-bedroom apartments and communal facilities, including a restaurant, hair salon and a resident lounge, will be managed by Housing 21. This will allow people to live independently in their own home, while accessing on-site care and support should they need it.For Yorkshire Housing, Esh will build a mix of two- and three-bedroom houses, two-bedroom bungalows and one-bedroom ‘walk up’ apartments for affordable tenures, including affordable rent, shared ownership and rent to buy. Modern methods of construction (MMC) will be used throughout the scheme and 26 homes will be built with timber frames.Laura Devaney, land and partnerships director at Esh Construction, said: “This land led scheme has been long in the making, therefore we are delighted to receive the go ahead from the planners.”With an ageing population it is important that we are building more new extra care housing to satisfy the needs of later life living options, as well as helping to meet the Government’s affordable housing targets. The development in Bridlington is an exciting project and we look forward to getting work underway next year.”Work is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024. Esh Construction will work in partnership with BWA (Europe) Ltd and AA Projects throughout the development.