£4m, 32-home scheme under construction in Kirkham

ForViva has broken ground on a new £4m housing scheme in Sunnybank, Kirkham.

The new development consists of 32 affordable homes, including 22 family homes and 10 apartments, built by Tyson Construction.

The scheme has been designed to provide homes at affordable rent and will sit in an area that currently has more than 1,000 households on the housing waiting list.

Once completed the homes at Sunnybank will be managed by ForHousing, which is part of the ForViva Group, and already owns and manages properties in Lancashire.

The first phase of the development is underway with 13 houses and 10 apartments scheduled for completion in December this year.

The second phase will add a further nine family homes to the scheme by the summer of 2019. Funding from Homes England of £360,000 has been invested in the second phase of the development.

ForViva is working in partnership with Fylde Borough Council on the Sunnybank development, with the local authority providing £920,000 of funding for the first phase of the new homes.

Kirstine Riding, housing services manager for Fylde Council, said: “Fylde Council is delighted with this scheme that will deliver additional affordable housing for rent in Kirkham, regenerating a dis-used Mill site. "The scheme has been financially supported by Fylde Borough Council using Section 106 funds held by the Council to help deliver affordable housing. Section 106 funds are received from housing developers as an off-site contribution towards affordable housing within the borough.”