Conservatives at the Council previously pledged that we would work towards achieving over the 30% policy requirement for affordable homes when it built new homes on the former MoD site in Ely. I am pleased to say that all of 27 new homes now under construction will be made available for affordable rent.
In a bid to help local families, 100% of new homes on the site will be made available as affordable homes – far exceeding the 30% threshold developers are required to build as part of Section 106 agreements.
Each of the properties will be available for social rent, helping to meet the growing demand for affordable housing across Ely and the wider district.
The new scheme will comprise 8 one-bedroom flats, 10 two-bedroom flats and nine three-bedroom houses, the first of which are expected to be available in 2026.
It is being supported by funding from Homes England and a £72,000 grant from the Council set aside for the purpose of delivering affordable housing. Inexplicably, the opposition Liberal Democrat and Independent Group at the Council voted against the Council grant going into the scheme.
Anna Bailey
East Cambs District Council, Member for the Downham Ward
Leader of the Council
Deputy Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Chairman of East Cambs Community Land Trust
Deputy Chair Political of Ely & East Cambridgeshire Conservative Association
Phone: 01353 663 253
Mobile: 07850 521 590
Council email: anna.bailey@eastcambs.gov.uk
