Coastline Housing has welcomed customers to 36 much-needed new homes in Goonhavern.
Located close to the village centre, Marshfield Close has 26 social rent homes for people with a local connection to the parish of Perranzabuloe and a further ten homes for shared ownership.
The development was officially opened by the Chair of Coastline’s Board, Steve Harrison, at one of his final engagements before the end of his term in the role. He was joined by new residents, members of the Development Team that oversaw the project, other Coastline colleagues and contractors.
Coastline was also pleased to welcome local MP for Truro and Falmouth, Jayne Kirkham, to show her around the new homes.
Jo Harley, Development Manager at Coastline said: “We’re very pleased to be able to bring these new homes to Goonhavern. The area had very few low-cost rental homes, making it more important to offer families secure housing within their own community. Being able to live close to family support, schools, and places of work is key for everyone to live a good life. We hope moving into these new homes will help our new residents to do that.”
The scheme was built by South West based Classic Builders, which has completed several of Coastline Housing’s recent developments. With an eye on lower cost and greener living, all homes are fitted with air source heat pumps to reduce carbon emissions and heating bills. There is also a large new green space for local people to enjoy for play and exercise.
Social rent costs around 50% to 60% of market rent values, and for Marshfield Close was made possible by funding from Homes England and Cornwall Council. While the application period for these homes has ended, anyone interested in renting with Coastline can apply through Cornwall Council’s Homechoice website.
The shared ownership scheme allows customers to buy part of their home and then rent the remaining part at a subsidised rate. All on the new site are reserved but Coastline has more shared ownership schemes on the way, with details available on the buy a home pages.