30 SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT REPORT


The White Lion scheme comprises 18 apartments for social rent – a mix of one and two beds


THE LAYOUT WAS ALSO DESIGNED WITH SECURE ACCESS AND “CLEAR LINES OF MANAGEMENT” WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MAINTAINING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT


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nown as the White ion scheme, due to its location behind the White ion pub in Swinton, the development comprises  new social rent apartments, which are a mix of one- and two-bedrooms. istorically the site had a variety of uses, and at the time of beginning the project it was home to a car park and grassed area. It was a win-win for orousing, “helping local people access high-uality homes and genuinely affordable rents while making effective use of a brownfi eld site within an established community,” ather explains. The project is only fi ve minutes from local shops, Swinton town centre and public transport links, providing access to necessary amenities and keeping residents connected to the community.


A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ollaboration is key on most projects, and this was certainly no exception. orousing worked with construction and development company Whitfi eld  Brown – who also took care of the planning application – on the delivery of the project.


The land-inclusive nature of the project meant that assembling the right team was crucial. Whitfi eld  Brown appointed BT rchitects as designers for the project, while orousing engaged 


rojects now Drees  Sommer as employer’s agent.


The development was also supported by funding from omes ngland and the Greater anchester ombined uthority G Brownfi eld und, which was launched in  from the G’s m Brownfi eld ousing und. It’s designed to unlock housing development on brownfi eld sites where it otherwise wouldn’t be possible, or wouldn’t happen at the desired pace. In total the scheme cost .m, of which .m was funded by omes ngland and , by the G Brownfi eld und. The remaining cost was funded by orousing investment and group loan facilities. ather says the grant funding element was crucial “It played an important role in making the scheme viable and ensuring the homes could be delivered for social rent,” he explains. “unding programmes such as these help housing providers bring forward affordable housing developments that might otherwise be challenging to deliver because of construction costs and market conditions.”


STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE The size and number of apartments in the development was carefully considered. In total there are  apartments, comprising  one-bedroom apartments at  m2


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