
The first tenants have started moving into a new £19.5m affordable housing complex on the edge of a North Yorkshire market town.
The Hatchery, an 88-home scheme in Aiskew, near Bedale, has now been completed by housing association Broadacres.
The development features a mixture of one, two, three and four-bedroom houses.
All 88 homes have been made affordable with 49 for rent and 39 for shared ownership.
The development was built thanks to a partnership between Broadacres, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, North Yorkshire Council and Keepmoat Homes.
Georgia Hansom and her eight-year-old son Oscar recently moved into a two-bedroom home on the new estate.
Georgia had found herself homeless at the end of 2024 and was relying on support from family and friends, so she says her new home couldn’t have come at a better time.
Working in a coffee shop in Bedale, it means Georgia is now able to walk to work and Oscar’s education also hasn’t been disrupted as a result.
She says: “I never expected to have the opportunity to live in a new build home in such a nice area and which is such a fantastic size.
“It really is gorgeous and even though people are still moving in, there is a real family feel in our part of the development, so we couldn’t be happier.”
Representatives from North Yorkshire Council, namely Council Leader Cllr Carl Les, Cllr Simon Myers, Executive Member for Culture, Arts Housing, and Cllr John Weighell, member for Aiskew and Leeming, joined Broadacres chief executive Gail Teasdale and chair Helen Simpson recently toured the development and met Georgia.
Gail said: “Georgia is a perfect example of why developments like this are so important because they provide high quality, affordable housing for local people who grew up in and/or work in the area.
“It’s fantastic to know that we have been able to provide Georgia and Oscar with a permanent home and that they now can now plan a stable future in.”
Broadacres secured funding of £1.23 million from the North Yorkshire & York Combined Authority’s Brownfield Housing Fund and £6.23 million from Homes England to put towards the total cost of the scheme.
All 88 homes will be heated by renewable energy air source heat pumps and have other energy saving features, such as triple glazed windows and have enhanced levels of insulation to make them net zero ready. Each home also has a charging point for an electric vehicle.
Cllr Les added: “This development meets our objective of increasing the number of two and three-bedroom homes in the area, improving options for smaller families and couples and allowing older people to downsize, so freeing up larger homes for growing families.
“It has been great to meet Georgia and see her happily moved into her new home.”
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