🏠 Stroud District Council has completed the purchase of 13 new affordable homes in Cam, continuing its work to increase the supply of high-quality housing for local people. 🏡✨

The homes are at the Lister Gardens development, built by Wain Homes on the northern edge of the village. The site is within walking distance of local amenities and Cam & Dursley train station 🚶‍♂️🚆, with good road and rail links to Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bristol. The development also includes areas of open space and an on-site play area. 🌳🎠

The council has acquired a mix of homes, including six for shared ownership (two two-bedroom houses and four one-bedroom flats) and seven for affordable rent (four two-bedroom homes, two three-bedroom homes and one four-bedroom home). 🏘️🔑

All properties include gas central heating, solar panels, electric vehicle charging points, dedicated parking and private gardens. ⚡☀️🚗🌱 They have been designed to be energy efficient, helping residents keep running costs down. 💷💚

The wider development also supports local wildlife 🦔🐦, with features such as bird boxes and a hedgehog highway! 🐾

Councillor Gary Luff, Chair of the Council’s Housing Committee, said:

The homes have been secured through Section 106 agreements, which require developers to include affordable housing within new developments. These agreements allow councils and housing providers to purchase homes at a reduced cost, helping to make the most of public investment while meeting local housing need. 🤝🏘️

There are currently more than 3,000 households on Stroud District Council’s housing register. Acquisitions like Lister Gardens form an important part of the council’s approach to increasing affordable housing, alongside its own council house building programme. 📈🏗️

#Stroud #AffordableHousing #SDC #Cam #ListerGardens #SharedOwnership #SocialHousing #CommunityHousing #GreenHomes #LocalHousing #StroudDistrict #WainHomes

Green-led Stroud District Council is one of the largest council house builders in the whole of England, it has been revealed.

Only three other councils in the country - Leeds, Basildon and Harlow - started more homes in 2024/25 (the date for which the latest data is available) than Stroud started in 2025/26.

We delivered 8 of then the other week in my ward; Wotton-under-Edge.

https://stroud.social/objects/db225fbf-ab13-4ba2-9a33-6d9fece902c3

#sdc #stroud #ukpol

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Eight new affordable rent homes in my ward, Wotton-under-Edge, have been officially handed over to Stroud District Council, supporting efforts to meet the district’s pressing need for high-quality, energy-efficient housing.

These homes are the first to be completed as part of Stroud District Council’s £14.5 million council housebuilding programme with Speller Metcalfe.

In total, the programme will deliver 51 new affordable homes across four council-owned brownfield sites in Wotton-under-Edge, Dursley and Cam and Cashes Green, Stroud.

#WottonUnderEgde #SDC #stroud #gloucestershire

My informal notes and personal comments from the Annual Town Meeting followed by the Town Council meeting last night.

https://listed.to/@eco_g/72041/annual-town-meeting-wotton-town-council-april-2026

#sdc #wotton #gloucestershire #GreenParty

This is both hilarious and frightening.  :)

I put my local council’s new Comms Strategy (due for debate last night, but deferred) and my thoughts on their earlier Engagement Survey into Proton’s Lumo AI and asked it about the “pockets of digital disengagement” mentioned in the strategy.  

Here’s what it came up with…….  :)

https://listed.to/p/ZIMmEVJrGb

#AI #SDC #Stroud

Sometimes, it isn’t about shouting the loudest or making quick decisions.

It’s about stopping, listening, and working together.  

It takes courage to pause instead of rushing to a decision or digging heels in.

Taking time to listen, double checking, getting expert advice. Getting the right answer is far better than looking decisive.  

The refusal to turn issues into political fights and apportion blame but, instead, focus on the facts.

Keeping things practical encourages the community to unite rather than divide.  

Instead of telling people what to do; extend an invitation to help shape the future.  

Openness and transparency is everything.  

Personally, I find it refreshing when leaders listen and admit they don’t have all the answers whilst treating people with respect.

Even when times are tough this kind of leadership brings a community closer together.

#SDC #stroud #GreenParty #leadership

📣OFFICIAL OPENING OF SYMN LANE PLAY AREA 🎉🥳 was on Saturday but it clashed with our North Nibley Litter Pick. We made our way over as quick as we could but the event was over. :( However, it was nice to see all the equipment that residents and various other bodies (including Stroud District Council) helped fund. The children of Blue Coat Primary School and The British School all helped with the design.

https://www.spacehive.com/symn-lane-play-area-project

#Wotton #SDC #SymnLane