Taunton's Halcon estate scheme given cash boost
An housing redevelopment project aimed at transforming a deprived area of Taunton, Somerset, has been given a cash boost.
The scheme could see 50 new council-owned houses built in Creechbarrow Road and 30 low-cost properties, in another part of the Halcon estate.
The new properties will be flats and family homes - some flats designed especially for the elderly.
Taunton Deane Borough Council has agreed to invest £7m in the scheme.
Knightstone Housing, supported by funding from the Homes and Communities Agency, will also invest £4m.
People living in Creechbarrow Road will be helped to find alternative homes and assisted with the move.
A consultation will be held with the wider community where residents and neighbours can comment on design proposals at a date to be fixed.
The Halcon estate was built after World War II to replace slum housing.
- This story was amended on 27 September to clarify the status of the project.