Ground-breaking Event Marks New Council Housing Development

​Dacorum Borough Council held a ‘ground-breaking’ event to mark the preparation of work starting on a housing development in Apsley, demonstrating another exciting milestone in the council’s commitment to deliver new affordable homes for Dacorum.

Magenta Court, in Stationers Place, next to the old Apsley Paper Mill building will provide 29 one and two bed flats within four blocks, all for social rent.

The scheme will provide modern and energy-efficient new homes, providing much-needed affordable homes for Dacorum residents.

The contractor is Jarvis Contracting Ltd, who recently delivered the successful Kylna Court development in Maylands.

The ground-breaking event was held on Thursday 7 February and was attended by Councillor Margaret Griffiths, council representatives and Jarvis Contracting’s CEO Mark Doyle and his construction team.

Speaking at the event, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Cllr Margaret Griffiths said: ‘We are delighted to start work on another housing development to provide much needed social housing in Dacorum.’

On Tuesday 12 February a similar event was held at the former Martindale School housing development site which will provide 65 new homes, including 44 for social rent.

Dacorum Borough Council owns around 10,000 tenanted properties, as well as 1,800 leasehold flats and is on target to build 300 affordable new homes by 2020. The council is committed to a successful building programme that will provide a legacy of homes that are attractive, useable, durable, and that will contribute to local communities and the environment.

Find out more about the council’s new housing developments by visiting www.dacorum.gov.uk/newbuild.