Housing work to get started
FURTHER work on the redevelopment of a neglected part of Stoke-on-Trent could start by the end of the year.
Dozens of houses in several Middleport streets have been earmarked for refurbishment.
Renew North Staffordshire proposes to start the "heritage refurbishment" and redevelopment of more than 40 homes in Port Street later this year.
And it expects that will draw in private money to build new properties in Travers Street from 2013 onwards.
Community and environmental improvements are also in the pipeline, and there are also plans for Harper Street and Burgess Street, close to the historic Middleport Pottery.
The plans have been drawn up following almost a year of consultation with local residents, and will now go on display.
The next step will see a development brief, setting out the project's aims, and is expected to be drawn up next month.
Comments
by Clare, middleport
Friday, March 12 2010, 5:22PM
“Ironic isnt it why couldnt they refurb the perfectly goof homes they tore down two years ago,destroying our community.We asked for refurb and we were denied and compulsory purchased. we did not have that oppurtunity ..Our homes had to make way for £150,000 hoes that wont sell but socail cleansing is what this coucil is good at..”