Croft Street development progressing

Residents ear-marked to live in the first new homes in Rochdale for over 20 years have been selecting their new kitchens and bathrooms.

22 new properties are being developed by Brighter Horizons, the charitable subsidiary company of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, and the new development in Croft Street is coming up apace.

Philomena Renshaw, RBH vice Chairwoman and Brighter Horizons Trustee recently visited the site to get an update on work in progress: “It’s really positive to see how well the development is moving forward. Credit must go to the contractors Richardson Projects, part of the Rok Group, who have caught up on the time that was lost during the bad weather throughout January. Everything is on track for completion in August 2010 and being able to select their interiors is bringing that reality home to tenants.”

The scheme consists of 18 two bedroom bungalows and 4 three bedroom houses with some of the new bungalows re-housing tenants who lived in the former pre-fabricated bungalows that were demolished by RBH two years ago.