Broxtowe Borough Council Drives Housing Programme to Meet Local Needs

24/03/2025 - Broxtowe Borough Council is demonstrating its commitment to addressing local housing needs by actively pushing forward with its ambitious Housing Delivery Programme. Making significant strides in advancing key development projects, ensuring a diverse range of housing options for Council tenants.

A group outside some new homes in Broxtowe Borough

The Inham Nook Development site in Chilwell is on track for completion this summer, providing fifteen affordable homes for social rent thanks to a £945,000 Homes England Grant with a mixture of:

  • 5 x 2-beds houses
  • 7 x 3 bed houses
  • 3 x 1 –bed flats

A further five affordable homes are being built at the Farm Cottage site in Bramcote, due to be complete in May 2025 and providing 5 affordable homes for social rents thanks to a £375,000 Homes England Grant with a mixture of:

  • 1 x 3-bed wheelchair accessible house
  • 2 x 3-bed houses
  • 2 x 1-bed flats

All homes have been built with Air Source Heat Pumps and Photovoltaic panels to minimise carbon emissions and will help keep fuel bills as low as possible for future tenants.

Further plans are in place at Cross Street in Eastwood to create six 1-bed flats and two 2-bed flats that will initially be offered to ex-military veterans once completed.

A group inside a new housing development

Portfolio Holder for Housing, Councillor Vanessa Smith said, ‘We’re really proud of the progress we’re making on our Housing Delivery Programme. This is a key priority for us at Broxtowe as we’re committed to providing quality homes and cutting down our housing waiting list. I’m really pleased that we will be offering brand new, spacious homes for those that need it most.


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