Work starts on sheltered housing project in Driffield
The authority said the funding for the project included £7.8m from Homes England and £400,000 from the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority brownfield housing fund, with further funding bids to be submitted as schemes progress.Hull-based developers Hobson & Porter won the £10.5m contract to demolish and rebuild the accommodation at Deira Court. The scheme will have 32 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom apartments, a communal resident's lounge, a communal drying room, a mobility scooter store, and an office for visiting council staff.The building will be accessible for people with limited mobility and 10% of the accommodation will be built for wheelchair users.Ms Hoskins said: "It's great to see work commence at Deira Court, and I look forward to seeing the first new residents move in, when the project is completed. "The new scheme will deliver much needed sheltered accommodation, helping to ensure that older adults can live independently at home for longer."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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