I attended a very helpful Morley Bottoms housing Meeting on Friday. A planning application has been submitted for a high quality and environmentally friendly building which will offer accommodation for local people. Much commenting has taken place on this matter and it is important to set the record straight.
The new housing will be run by a housing association and people will be charged affordable rents. The accommodation, because it has 2 bed roomed apartments as well as a wheelchair friendly lift, will appeal to older families or older residents who need 2 bedrooms - perhaps because of disability. All new tenants will be vetted and will be allocated properties if they have a record of being a previous good tenant. The properties will have a local lettings policy (several of which already exist across the Morley area) to make sure local families receive the highest priority. A further impact should be the movement of tenants from council owned family homes into these properties - allowing us to offer family accommodation for those on council house waiting lists.
Opponents to the scheme do attempt to come up with all sorts of reasons to undermine this scheme but the Morley affordable housing project - which transcends three sites across Morley - is the right priority for any group committed to housing those 2000 applicants on the Morley Housing Waiting list. Being a Councillor is about getting things done - not being a constant spectator who offers endless commentary - but no action - to resolve the problems we face.
The Morley Bottoms Housing Project is a good news story. An ugly building will be demolished and replaced with a building that enhances the area and offers high quality housing for many local residents. It will remove the blight of a private sector housing block which has delivered numerous bad tenants across the years and replace it with good quality tenants who will improve the area and be part of an improving community.
Work will start in early Spring and should be completed by the beginning of next year. Residents who want to be considered for these property can contact the MBI office on 0113 2477538 or by e mail on robert.finnigan@leeds.gov.uk and their details will be passed on to the Housing Association for consideration.
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I agree with the removal of this terrible building and applaud the provision of affordable housing. I do object to the statement " The accommodation, because it has 2 bed roomed apartments as well as a wheelchair friendly lift, will appeal to older families or older residents who need 2 bedrooms - perhaps because of disability. All new tenants will be vetted and will be allocated properties if they have a record of being a previous good tenant"
ReplyDeleteMy wife is disabled and only in her thirties. We are in need of a 2 bed Bungalow with level flat access and have been on the housing list for a while. Very little Council bungalows come up that are 2 beds and if they do are in sheltered housing areas and we won't be eligible for another 20 odd years. I find your choice of words in this blog typical of views on disabled people.