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 […]
Construction expert Willmott Dixon has donated 10 laptops to help tackle loneliness. The contractor is currently working with Caerphilly County Borough Council to help deliver its ambitious house building programme. Risca-based group Community Volunteers Wales will use the laptops as part of a digital initiative it’s delivering to address loneliness and social isolation. The donation […]
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet has unanimously approved ambitious plans to deliver 1,000 new low carbon affordable homes over the next ten years to meet increasing local need. The plans were approved as part of the ‘Development and Governance Strategy: ‘Building Together’. The strategy also proposes the establishment of a Development and Governance Project Board, […]
