Today I was delighted to attend the official completion of the Buckland Newton Community Housing Project, now to be known officially as Lydden Meadow. The last time I wrote about this pioneering scheme was back in February and the progress since then has been remarkable: a building site has been transformed into ten of the most attractive and well-designed affordable homes I have seen, constructed to a very high specification to ensure low running costs. Ten local families will be moving in, starting next week, with five homes to rent and five for shared ownership. It has been a real partnership project supported by the District Council, the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tudor Trust with construction by C G Fry and Son. However, the real driver has been the local community itself: despite various set backs over the years they have been determined to see the project through to success and they now have a development of which they can be very proud. The challenge now will be to try to replicate this scheme elsewhere.
Buckland Newton homes completed
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