Risca residents have voted to keep the Ty Darran name for its new later living scheme. Caerphilly County Borough Council is working with construction expert Willmott Dixon to deliver the innovative 45 apartment development on the site of the former Ty Darran care home, which is scheduled for completion in autumn this year. The new […]
People aged 50 and over in the Caerphilly borough are being asked to have their say on what matters to them about where they live in later life. Independent researchers the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN) are carrying out the study on behalf of Caerphilly County Borough Council. Findings from the research will […]
Caerphilly County Borough Council has given its commitment to ensuring placemaking principles are at the heart of its development programme. The Council has signed up to the Placemaking Wales Charter, which sets out principles for developing high quality places for the benefit of communities. In signing the Charter, the Council has agreed to adopt six placemaking principles when […]
Proposals to build new affordable homes on the site of a former sheltered housing scheme have been approved by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Planning Committee. Caerphilly Homes, the Council’s housing division, plans to build 16 social rented homes on the former Castle Court site on Silver Street, Pontywaun. The development will consist of a mix […]
Work has begun to transform the site of a former Caerphilly borough school into a flagship housing development. This week Caerphilly County Borough Council celebrated the official ‘groundbreaking’ on the former Oakdale Comprehensive School site. The development will be the first of its kind for the Council in offering open market sales, alongside affordable housing. […]
A war memorial in Risca has been given a makeover in time for Remembrance Sunday. The Risca branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) joined forces with construction expert Willmott Dixon and Caerphilly County Borough Council to transform the St Mary’s Street memorial and surrounding garden area. Volunteers worked together to clear weeds and overgrowth […]
Work has begun to develop a flagship later living scheme on the site of the former Ty Darran care home in Risca. Caerphilly County Borough Council is working with construction expert Willmott Dixon to deliver the innovative scheme. It has been designed to the highest levels of energy efficiency, to reduce carbon emissions and keep […]
Caerphilly County Borough Council has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary accommodation. To date, the Council has accessed funding via Welsh Government’s Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme to purchase and renovate 17 homes in the Caerphilly borough. The funding, part of Welsh Government’s work to tackle […]
Caerphilly County Borough Council is working with housing association partners to review its existing Common Allocation Policy; with the aim of making it easier for people to apply for social housing whilst also helping to address the housing crisis. Since the introduction of Caerphilly’s Common Housing Register in December 2016 the number of people waiting […]
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet has unanimously approved final plans for two flagship housing developments in Oakdale and Risca. The developments will see disused sites at the former Oakdale Comprehensive School and Ty Darran care home, Risca transformed as part of the Council’s ambitious house building programme. Cabinet members endorsed proposals for the Council’s Caerphilly […]
