Connexus Annual Report 2022

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Developing in our communitiesThe continuing UK housing crisis is not new and ensures that the need for high quality, affordable and energyefficient housing is higher than ever.Connexus are committed to rural communities acrossHerefordshire and Shropshire and building homes in placeswhere people want to live. New homes for families with alocal connection help to support schools, businesses andother amenities and ensure that those communities – andtheir residents - continue to thrive.In 2021/2022 we completed 164 new homes for residentsin Herefordshire and Shropshire, with these units a mixof affordable rent, private rent, shared ownership andIndependent Living (sometimes known as shelteredhousing). While every new home available is a win, werealise that this figure is short of our current commitmentto building 250 new homes every year. External conditionshave played a factor, with the knock-on effects of the Covidpandemic and Brexit still being felt in the constructionsector through materials and labour shortages. Propertiesthat did not complete in the last financial year due to theseexternal factors will complete in this financial year instead.Among our most significant new schemes was theregeneration of Bath Street, Hereford. The Bath Streetsite, situated on a former Victorian working boys’ home,retains the historical façade while transforming old counciloffices into 74 new build apartments for both private andaffordable rent.This theme of redeveloping an area into a place ourresidents really want to live continues through the comingyear, with Phase two of our scheme in Beattie Avenue,Hereford. The 41 prefabricated bungalows that existed forover 60 years in the area are being replaced, and a further30 new homes will be built consisting of affordable housingand shared ownership properties, allowing first-time buyersto get onto the property market in the area.Below and opposite you can some of see the propertiescompleted in 2021/22. We’ll be continuing to work withpartners to make sure our development programmeis tailored to the needs of each community, carefullyconsidering the right mix of affordable rents and SharedOwnership homes.Completed in 2021/2022 financial yearApprox. £40m spent on developments in 2021/22Total number of properties completed was164, including:Bath Street, Hereford• Phase 2 – consisted of 47 units• 1 and 2 bed apartments• All affordable rent - general needs• Old working boys school and then Herefordshirecouncil offices.The official opening of Bath Street, HerefordBath Street Hereford before the renovation workThe newly completed Bath Street development in Hereford14
Minsterley, Shropshire• 16 properties• 6 affordable rent• 10 shared ownership• 2 and 3 bed houses.Highley, Shropshire• 20 properties• 8 affordable rent• 12 shared ownership• 2 and 3 bed houses.Llewellin House, Oswestry,Shropshire• Our new Independant Livingdevelopment in Oswestry,Llewellin House consists of 33two-bedroomed apartmentssuitable for three people and5 one-bedroomed, 2-personapartments, all for rent.Our Highley development in ShropshireLlewellin House in OswestryOur Minsterley development in ShropshireA new kitchen at Minsterley15
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