MP John Howell has officially opened a new affordable energy efficient housing scheme in Henley. All these homes will be equipped with state of the art eco-friendly materials such as cavity wall insulation and uPVC windows.

Mr Howell, who unveiled a plaque at housing agency Soha’s Quebec Road development on Friday, said there were a lot of people on the housing list “urgently looking for homes in Henley”.

The total scheme is for 29 new affordable homes — a mixture of apartments that have been rented or sold on a 50 per cent partnership scheme with Soha. Mr Howell said it was a “cause for great celebration” and it was tremendous to see the scheme “come to fruition in this way”.

He said that in the present tough economic climate with few houses being built, the Henley development was a “brilliant scheme” and would “make a big impact on the town, especially as the project’s developers have chosen to use eco-friendly materials such as uPVC windows”.

Cllr Dorothy Brown, cabinet member for housing at South Oxfordshire District Council, said: “The council makes a priority of affordable energy efficient housing and so it is very positive to be at the opening of Quebec Road especially as the development is in a town where there is a great shortage of it.“

“We are aware of the shortage of land in Henley and it is always good to see innovative ways of building homes using energy efficient materials like uPVC windows and cavity wall insulation. “

“We are also delighted that Homechoice South Oxfordshire (the system for choice-based lettings) is allowing people greater access to the housing lists.”

The Mayor of Henley, Cllr Elizabeth Hodgkin, said the scheme was excellent because it was doing something for the younger people of Henley who needed somewhere to live. It was also the opportunity for the council to promote energy efficiency by fitting the homes with the latest developments in terms of energy efficient technology.

 

Author:  Thomas Davies

Mail to a friend  |   Print this news  |  Contact Us  |  About Us

Publish our Green issues articles on your own site!

All our Green issues articles are available for republishing, provided the links in the content remain intact. You can also use our RSS news feed to republish all of our Green issues articles.