Mayor signs off funding for brownfield housing

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has agreed the latest tranche of funding to redevelop disused brownfield land and help create 14 homes in Stockton-on-Tees.The project, delivered by Keepmoat Homes, will comprise 14 two-bedroom bungalows for older people and vulnerable residents on the previously cleared site of Elm House on Bath Lane.The development forms part of wider plans to regenerate Stockton town centre and sits adjacent to the £18.7m Sycamores housing scheme, which Keepmoat and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council officially launched in October 2020.Mayor Houchen said: “I’m delighted to be continuing the rollout of funding to help regenerate our towns and communities and breathe new life into dilapidated land, creating new houses where they are needed the most.”These homes are a key element of this scheme and the wider redevelopment plans for Stockton, making it an even better place for local residents.”They will help create and safeguard 70 jobs and six apprentices, all vital lifelines at this difficult time.”