Folkestone: 'eyesore Pigeon Hotel' turned into flats
The NUE is Kent County Council's loan initiative, allowing developers to turn empty homes back into use. The local authority told the BBC it cost about £850,000 and took three years to transform the property into five flats. New tenants have moved in since the end of January with more expected to follow.Derek Murphy, the council's cabinet member for economic development, said: "The NUE is an absolutely no-brainer scheme.
"It creates homes and business, benefiting the entire local community. "It contributes considerably to the regeneration of the street scene, and raises revenue."Councillor Rebecca Shoob, Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) cabinet member for housing and homelessness, said: "It's wonderful that this property has been given a new lease of life after being an eyesore for so long."
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