Work has started on the latest new Ashfield District Council homes after the demolition of former garages in Kirkby.

The plans include eight new homes across two sites — three two-bedroom homes on the council-owned garage site on Darley Avenue, Kirkby; and five two and three-bedroom homes on Spruce Grove, Kirkby.

In the past year more than 51 new council homes have been built and another 62 are planned.
These include 15 family homes on derelict garage sites in Hucknall.

In Sutton, 31 council homes have been built, including five new townhouses on Stoney Street; a mix of 22 houses and apartments on Froghopper Lane; and four bungalows on The Poplars and The Beeches.

Ground has been broken on Charlotte Gardens, off Midland Road, which will welcome 20 new homes in 2023.

Coun Andy Meakin, ward councillor for Abbey Hill, said: “The council has plans to build over 100 new council houses over the next few years and we have made excellent progress in the space of a year.

“We have completed 46 houses so far. This number will continue to rise as we hand over even more quality housing in the coming months.”

TOP: Coun Andy Meakin, Coun Jason Zadrozny, and Coun Warren Nuttall at the site of the new housing on Darley Avenue, Kirkby.