Further funding boost for Harlow and Gilston Garden Town

News / Thu 14th Feb 2019 at 11:38am

IT has been announced that Harlow and Gilston Garden Town has secured an additional £715,000 of capacity funding from Homes England. This announcement represents a confidence in, and commitment to, the ambitious plans that will transform the Harlow & Gilston area, providing much needed homes, jobs and infrastructure for existing and new residents.

Substantial work has already been carried out by the partnership to develop strong foundations in order to achieve the Garden Town vision, including:

Adoption of the Garden Town Vision
Adoption of the Garden Town Design Guide
A draft Transport Strategy for consultation in the summer
A study on the delivery of Sustainable Transport Corridors
Ongoing consultation with residents, businesses and stakeholders
Site specific masterplanning
Preparation of a Garden Town wide Infrastructure Delivery Plan
Establishment of a Quality Review Panel

This additional grant will allow this, and other, work to continue at pace, helping us to create places that people will be proud of and want to live and work in.

Guy Nicholson, Chair of the Harlow Garden Town Board said:

“I am delighted that Homes England has made this additional investment into the Garden Town. It is a great testament to the collaboration and hard work that the Garden Town team, the partners and stakeholders have already achieved and all can be very proud. There is no doubt that the Garden Town will deliver much needed new homes and be a great boost to the local economy. This investment enables us to draw on all of our strengths and aspirations and take the next step in realising the Garden Town with confidence.”

Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP said: “We have not built enough homes in this country for the last three decades, and we are turning that around as we work towards our target to build 300,000 properties a year by the mid-2020s.

“This funding boost is the next step on the road to delivering 70,500 properties across Essex and Hertfordshire.”

Robert Halfon said “It’s great to see this investment coming into Harlow. This grant is part of a long process that will help people from all over Harlow and its villages by providing more houses for the next generation.”

The funding will be administered by Homes England, the government’s housing accelerator.

1 Comment for Further funding boost for Harlow and Gilston Garden Town:

TiredofFailedpolitcalnorms

2019-02-14 20:06:47

While it is good and positive to hear Of new investment in the Town, As many of us learned last weekend thanks to the HAP, their has been precious little consultation with Harlows residents with regards this plan. Investment is good, but the issue is where and how.That Harlow will not receive the council tax from many of these planned homes, is just the beginning of where those involved seem to have been beguilied by cash, and I do wonder the associated wining and dining so often associated with such planning. I hope not . But I ne simply has to read the debacle of the recently released Costs involved with the planning of the London Garden bridge, to be concerned as to what announcements about planning really mean. To Robert Halfon and Harlow Council , you have a duty to consult with your electorate... please start to do so.