New eco homes in Chadderton complete

17/05/2023

We have completed another development of high quality, modern, sustainable homes that will help customers save energy and money - this time in Chadderton.

The scheme of nine eco-friendly one-bedroom apartments for affordable rent on Burnley Lane has transformed a former derelict site and been delivered by us in partnership with contractor, John Southworth Builders.

Each home at the build is highly insulated and equipped with a low carbon electrical heating system to help minimise energy consumption. Cycle storage and an electric vehicle charging point have also been included in the design to encourage use of sustainable transport.

The apartments have been allocated by Oldham Council to people on the council’s housing register and are being managed by FCHO.

The £1m development is our latest new build scheme, and part of our ambitious plan to build 1,100 high quality, energy efficient homes in Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Kirklees and Calderdale 2020-2026 to improve the lives of local people.

Joel Owen, our Director of Development, says: “The location of this site made it a challenging project to deliver and I’d like to thank the John Southworth team for all their hard work engaging with the local community and minimising disruption through to completion.

“Building much needed, high quality, new homes like these at Burnley Lane is a priority for us and we’re focused on increasing the supply of affordable housing to help tackle the local shortage.

“At the same time, housing associations like us have a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of work to start to bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.

“Energy efficient designs and green technologies as we have used here can help us make a big difference to our customers and communities now and in years to come and I hope our customers are happy in their new homes.”

Steven Brown, Managing Director at John Southworth, says: “We were trusted to deliver this site for First Choice Homes Oldham, constructing nine energy efficient apartments on a challenging site. The entire project team worked collaboratively to overcome the logistics of the site, and the success of this is clear to see. Thank you to everyone involved and we hope that the new occupants are pleased with these much-needed new homes in Oldham.”