Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing celebrate Hignett Place completion with partners

From the left: Margaret Wright (STAR Housing board member), Margaret Kynaston (Transhouse), Steve Humphries (Your Move), Faye Dromogool (Transhouse), Helen Wilkes (Homes & Communities Agency), Nick Wood (Shropshire Council), Vince Hunt (Shropshire Councillor), Lynn Macbeth (Tenant board member), Teresa Dagnall (Finance Manager, STAR Housing), Sue Adams (Managaing Director, STAR Housing) and Mark Morris (Speller Metcalfe)

News from our partners Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing

Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing) invited partners to Hignett Place, Oswestry, to celebrate the opening of the new build development site.

The event took place on Thursday 14 May 2015, and representatives from the Homes and Communities Agency, Transhouse, Your Move, Shropshire Council and local councillor Vince Hunt attended.

Hignett Place has replaced the demolished Swan Lane estate as part of STAR Housing’s ongoing commitment to improve communities for the people who live in them, and may wish to.

Replacing dated council flats are 19 high-quality new build homes and a fresh community that STAR Housing, partners, and most importantly tenants, can be proud of, in what is a complete transformation of the estate.

Sue Adams, Managing Director for Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing, said:

“Hignett Place is the largest development site in our new build programme and we’re all excited that it’s completed. A lot of hard work and time has gone into transforming this area into a high-quality estate with homes and a community our tenants will be proud of. It looks fantastic.”

Vince Hunt, local Shropshire Councillor for Oswestry West, said:

“It’s great to see quality new homes being built that are affordable. They go some way to addressing the need for housing in Oswestry and I’m delighted with the changes.

Just as important, however, is the need to revitalise local communities. Replacing the old flats of Swan Lane, which really lacked a community feel, with Hignett Place estate has done wonders for the area and I could sense the positive change in the area. I’m confident that this new and vibrant community will thrive.”

Hignett Place is STAR Housing’s largest new build development site and consists of 19 properties available for rent and shared ownership, including fifteen 3-bed homes, three 2-bed and one specially adapted Transhouse bungalow. Click here if you would like to learn more.