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Ex-Coventry Council site set to become temporary flats for homeless

Ex-Coventry Council site set to become temporary flats for homeless

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Temporary flats for homeless families could be built on the site of a former office block. Faseman House was demolished in 2019 and Coventry City Council is set to sell the land to Citizen Housing Group to make way for 50 homes providing supported living.It is expected the land sale will be completed at the same time as the final planning notice is approved.Money from the £541,000 deal will provide further affordable homes across the city, according to a report to the council's cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Faseman House was a two-storey office on Faseman Avenue in Tile Hill, occupied by the council's community services team.Once built, the development will consist of one, two and three-bedroom flats and would replace and improve on Frank Walsh House on Stoney Stanton Road, a temporary housing site that is set to be demolished.The report said the council would be able to buy back the land at the same price if for some reason the development is unable to progress within two years - or if Citizen Housing Group amends the plans to provide 43 or fewer flats.It is expected the deal will be completed in October with building work likely to start next year.
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