First council houses to be built in 30 years

Powys County Council has announced that it is willing to build its first council houses for 30 years, but is appealing for land to develop.

The council wants to provide 250 homes over the next five years and is all ears to potential sites and developments across the county.

Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor James Evans, said: “We are looking for people who are interested and willing to work with us and help deliver affordable homes across the county. We want to hear from developers or landowners with plans to develop homes to help us make the most of this exciting opportunity to build for the future.

“We are looking for sites with planning permission for residential use or sites where homes are being developed that could be sold on completion.

“The council has an ambitious target of providing 250 additional homes over the next five years and this initiative will help us meet our targets.”

Anyone interested in finding out more should contact the council’s housing service by email housing@powys.gov.uk or telephone 01597 827464 for an information pack.