BUILDING work on two new housing developments, which will provide 28 new council homes, is underway in Sedgley and Brierley Hill.

In Brierley Hill, an apartment complex is being built which will provide 14 homes, along with three adapted bungalows for people with physical disabilities on Lower Valley Road.

A further eight apartments and three houses are being built on Beacon Rise in Sedgley.

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More than £4.5million is being invested in the two Dudley Council schemes and Homes England have also contributed grants of more than £900,000 for Lower Valley Road and more than £600,000 for Beacon Rise.

Councillor Laura Taylor-Childs, cabinet member for housing and communities, said: “We are investing in the creation of another 28 new council homes for those in need of affordable housing.

“We are committed to making sure they are homes which are both cost-efficient to build and energy efficient to run.

“I look forward to seeing the completion of the work and people having the keys to their new homes.”

Jessup Partnership is working with the council to construct the new homes as part of an ongoing framework agreement.

The Lower Valley Road scheme is set to provide eight one-bedroom, six two-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom wheelchair bungalows.

The Beacon Rise development is set to include six x one-bedroom and two two-bedroom apartments as well as, two two-bedroom houses and one three-bedroom house.

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Chris Timmins, managing director for Jessup Partnerships, said: “These sites are important additions to our development portfolio which will be crucial to providing housing for those who need them.

“It is also great to partner with Dudley Council to deliver a range of home styles including much-needed accessible bungalows for the community.”

The new homes are expected to be ready for people to move into at the end of 2023/early 2024.