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Kit Peters Jun 2

LLANNON: 47 new affordable homes completed near Cross Hands in housing association’s first self-built development

A total of 47 affordable homes have been completed in the village of Llannon, near Cross Hands, in a first for one of the region’s biggest housing associations.

The development is the first to be built by Beacon Cymru under its own “self-delivery” model, rather than being handed to an external contractor.

The Swansea-based association — formerly known as Coastal Housing before its rebrand — said managing the build itself had given it greater control over design, quality and costs.

The new homes are a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses and bungalows.

A mix of houses and bungalows on the completed 47-home scheme at Llannon. Image: Beacon Cymru

All have been built to Welsh Government standards and achieved the top EPC A energy rating.

Renewable technology, including solar panels, has been fitted to help keep energy bills down for the people moving in.

The scheme was not a simple one to build. The site falls by 16 metres from top to bottom, a level difference the association said had added complexity to the project.

Despite that, Beacon said the development had been completed on time.

The homes were funded through the Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant.

The association said it had used a largely local supply chain on the build, keeping much of the investment in the area and creating work and training opportunities through its subcontractors.

Rhianydd Jenkins, executive director of development and growth at Beacon, said the project marked a major milestone for the association.

She said building its first self-managed development had shown the strengths of the approach, and that the association was proud of its work with local partners.

She added that the success of the scheme had cleared the way for Beacon’s next self-delivered project, at Swansea Waterfront.

Beacon was formed through the merger of housing associations operating across south Wales, and has a string of developments in the pipeline, including city-centre flats in Swansea.

The Llannon homes add to a growing number of affordable housing schemes being brought forward across the region as associations and councils try to tackle a shortage of social housing.

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Work starts on new homes and business hub at Swansea’s Kings Lane
Construction under way on another city housing project.

People could be living at the former Gwalia housing office under plans by Coastal Housing
Earlier plans from the association now known as Beacon.

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