Next steps of the Sycamore Grange project are underway
The next steps of the Sycamore Grange project are underway as we support tenants to find new homes and draft designs are put together.
What’s happening?
Tenants have started to move out of Golcar’s retirement living scheme, Sycamore Grange to make way for new and improved housing.
Housing management teams have been working with residents and their families to find new homes that suit their lifestyle and needs.
This comes after a decision was made in December to move tenants out. This was due to the complex issues in the building that can’t be fixed whilst occupied. We now have plans to redevelop the site.
Draft designs of the scheme and surrounding areas have been put together. The designs show how the new retirement living scheme could look from different angles, including Oak Avenue and the Sycamore Avenue entrance.
What do the plans include?
The proposed plans include a new retirement living scheme offering 41 new homes with a mixture of one and two-bed flats.
In addition, there will be seven new bungalows, ten three-bed houses, and two one-bed ‘cottage flats’ around the new scheme. This would provide a mixture of accommodations, and the site could accommodate 60 new homes in total.
Naz Parkar, Service Director for Homes and Neighbourhoods, said:
“I’m happy we’re now able to move on to the next stage of the project and starting to talk to tenants and their families to find suitable accommodation where they would like to live.
We understand this may be an unsettling time, so we have dedicated teams in place to give each tenant one-to-one support throughout the moving out process.
It’s great that we have a big enough space to provide a new retirement living scheme and some additional homes surrounding the building that will help meet our wider council housing needs.
Hearing the opinions of residents living at the grange and the local community will help provide the best living space for our tenants, that meets their needs and expectations. We would love to hear from you if you live locally.”
Tenant engagement teams will be door knocking in the area to hear thoughts on the project from tenants and the local community on Monday 24 April and Friday 28 April between 10am-2pm.
Alternatively you can also email your comments to development.housing@kirklees.gov.uk, titling your email “Sycamore Grange development.”
