Great Yarmouth Borough council, Broadland Housing Association and Orwell Housing have submitted plans for almost 100 new homes at The Conge in the town centre.
The planning application comes after the three organisations last year formed a strategic partnership with the ambitious aim of regenerating the key gateway site linking the railway station and the Market Place in Great Yarmouth.
The application reveals details for the development of 82 high-quality new town houses and apartments which, subject to permission being granted, will provide vital new energy-efficient and spacious homes.
Councillor Carl Smith, the leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ‘
We are incredibly excited by what the regeneration of The Conge will mean for local people. This key location has been neglected for some time and this redevelopment is part of our broader regeneration strategy for the borough.
‘’Broadland and Orwell are award-winning housing associations and have a proven track record of delivering and managing high-quality homes and places. They bring a wealth of expertise and resources to progress the development of this key area of the town centre.
In a joint statement Andrew Savage, Broadland’s executive director development, and Greg Dodds, Orwell’s assistant director of development and growth, said:
Orwell and Broadland are both locally based and have a long track record of providing quality homes for rent and sale across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are delighted to bring forward this iconic site in the centre of Great Yarmouth as the first project under the partnership. The application at The Conge will help to transform a brownfield site into high-quality, well-designed and attractive housing. These much-needed homes in the town centre will be energy efficient to heat for the local people, and sustainable for future generations who will live there