Grant to support council housing developments

A grant of more than £450,000 could help support the delivery of 27 new council homes on brownfield sites in Rotherham.

Rotherham Council is hoping to receive £432,000 for the project from the Brownfield Housing Fund, pending a decision later this month.

If approved the money would support developments in the Boston Castle, Hoober and Kilnhurst and Swinton wards.

The Brownfield Housing Fund is a government-backed scheme, managed locally by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA).

It aims to help councils like Rotherham turn previously used or neglected land into new housing sites.

The grant will help fund new homes at Warden Street in Canklow, Albert Road and Princess Street in West Melton and the former Ship Inn site in Swinton.

All of the homes are already under construction and are scheduled for completion by March 2026, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

All 27 homes are to be delivered in areas of high housing demand, with more than 7,000 households currently on the council's housing register.

The majority of funding for the developments comes from the council's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) – a ring-fenced budget used to build and manage council housing.

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