Derelict properties demolished for new builds

Terraced houses on Ramsay Street demolished to make way for new housing

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Eleven derelict properties on Ramsay Street, Rochdale have been demolished to make way for three and four bedroom new build properties and a temporary car park to alleviate parking congestion in the area.

These are the final demolitions in Central Rochdale completing the clearance of private properties that were purchased by Rochdale Borough Council for demolition as part of the former government’s Housing Market Renewal Initiative (HMRI).

Regenda Housing Association, a social housing provider working with Rochdale Borough Council, has plans to build up to 12 new properties for rent on the Ramsay Street site. Construction is expected to start next year.

Regenda is already part-way through constructing 13 properties across Bulwer Street, Brunswick Street and Bellfield Road. The properties are a mixture of three and four bed types that upon completion are intended for rent.

Rochdale Borough Council was a pathfinder area and used HMRI monies to buy old, terraced houses that would be costly to renovate, as a means of improving the housing choice in priority areas. The initiative was designed to help local authorities attract investment from housing developers through the creation of appealing sites. Through HMRI a mixture of housing types both private, affordable and social accommodation will continue to be created across the borough in wards including; Central Rochdale, Milkstone and Deeplish, Balderstone and Kirkholt, West Middleton and Smallbridge and Firgrove.

Councillor Sultan Ali, cabinet member for strengthening communities and housing, said: “These demolitions are a proactive and practical step to improve housing accommodation in the area.

“The legacy of the Housing Market Renewal Initiative is still very much making a difference to local communities. This is further progress to creating attractive family housing prospects across all HMRI sites.

“These final demolitions in Central Rochdale signify the start of a new phase of development that is exciting and long-awaited.”