Residents who have lost, or are at risk of losing, their homes to coastal erosion will be given priority for a new affordable housing development in Skipsea.
Richard Panter, Growth Manager, North East Yorkshire and the Humber for Homes England, Councillor Paul West East Riding of Yorkshire Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Claire Townson, Chief Executive of Broadacres,, Councillor Michael Lee, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Cabinet Member for Housing and Infrastructure
The £3.1 million scheme at Church Farm, around a mile inland from the coast, will provide nine social rent homes, including five two-bedroom bungalows and four two and three-bedroom houses.
The development forms part of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Changing Coasts East Riding project and is being built by Broadacres through contractor WB Construction.
The project aims to increase the supply of affordable homes in a rural coastal area where demand is high, while providing practical housing for residents affected by the rapid erosion of the East Yorkshire coastline, where some stretches lose up to 4.5 metres of land each year.
The scheme is funded through an £800,000 contribution from the Changing Coasts East Riding project, £244,000 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, £1 million from Homes England, with the remaining investment provided by Broadacres.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “We’re dedicated to supporting coastal communities and adapting to the challenges of coastal erosion. This is a great project to support residents to stay in their local area.”
Claire Townson, chief executive of Broadacres, said the development would help people whose homes have been, or could be, affected by coastal erosion remain rooted in the communities they know.
Homes England Growth Manager Richard Panter said the project would deliver much-needed affordable homes in a rural area where housing options are limited, while Skipsea Parish Council welcomed work finally getting underway on a scheme that will benefit local people affected by coastal erosion.
The development is part of the wider Changing Coasts East Riding programme, which secured £15 million in Government funding in 2022 to help communities adapt to the long-term impacts of coastal change.
