MORE than 200 “affordable flatpack homes” will be built on a key site near Waitrose in Southend if fresh plans are given the green light. Proposals for the new homes in Fossetts Way, were initially touted in January with just 30 per cent of the homes set to be affordable. Now, the planning application has been submitted revealing all 221 homes will be 100 per cent affordable, with 60 per cent classed as affordable to rent and 40 per cent as shared ownership. A campaign group fighting for additional key worker housing in Southend have welcomed the move for all the homes to be made affordable.
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A FLATPACK homes “village” made up of 225 affordable properties could be built near Waitrose in Southend. Developer ilke Homes has announced the plans for the ready-made homes on land east of Fossetts Way, Southend. The development would be also close to the proposed Southend United stadium at Fossetts Farm, which involves at least 850 homes, hotel, and conference centre. Developers say the prefabricated homes plan includes at least 30 per cent affordable housing. The prefabricated homes are mostly made in factories and lifted onto the site and can be constructed in just 36 hours. ilke Homes operates a plant in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, where eight fully-fitted houses will be made each day.