Work has started on a development of 43 homes spread between two Cornish villages.
The housing is being built for Ocean Housing Group by construction firm Gilbert & Goode at sites in St Teath, in north Cornwall, and Trewoonm near St Austell.
Both developments, which will be owned and managed by Ocean Housing, are 100% affordable and will have a mix of homes available for shared ownership and social rent.
The development in Trewoon, named Park Trevail, has 19 homes which are due for completion in January 2022. Breaca Way, the development in St Teath, is a slightly larger project of 24 homes which is due for competition in February 2022.
Both schemes will comprise two- and three-bedroomed properties for shared ownership and rent, as well as one-bedroom flats for rent.
Pete Sadler, managing director of Gilbert & Goode, said: “We’ve made a good start on both sites. We began in Trewoon in February, and already have half the foundations finished and the first timber frames going up in early May.
“St Teath got underway in March, and we are making good progress there with a new site entrance, foundation excavations, and blockwork commencing.”
Mark Gardner, chief executive of Ocean Housing Group, said: “Cornwall’s property market is booming right now, though there is a serious shortage of affordable housing.
“We want to provide high quality homes for families throughout the county, and our aim is to work with Cornwall Council and Homes England to create safe and secure communities for local people to live in. We are very grateful for their support in bringing these new schemes forward.”
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Ocean Housing Group Ltd is the established parent company of charitable community benefit society Ocean Housing Ltd, and Cornish construction company Gilbert & Goode.
Based in St Austell, the group of companies provides jobs for more than 230 people and oversees the management of more than 4,600 properties.
Since being established in 2000, it has invested more than £200million in the county through community involvement, property development, jobs and apprenticeships.
Ocean Housing Group is well-respected in the region for its long-standing investment in staff training and development and the firm said it strives for excellence in governance across all its operations, endorsed by Homes England’s highest G1 rating at its most recent assessment.
Gilbert & Goode was established in 1972 and is now one of the largest Cornish construction companies in the region.
