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Recent news and developments from Homes for the South West.
LiveWest partner with Vistry to provide 175 new homes in Roche, Cornwall
The South West’s largest social housing provider, LiveWest, has joined forces with Vistry Group to deliver 175 new homes in Roche, Cornwall.
The major residential development will offer a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes, with half of our homes being offered as affordable housing.
The development will also feature welcoming community spaces and thoughtfully designed green spaces, bringing residents together while supporting local wildlife initiatives.
Roche site plan
Gareth Jones, development director at LiveWest, added: “We’re delighted that works will soon begin to develop these much‑needed affordable homes in Roche. LiveWest is using national funding to deliver a significant number of additional homes for social rent, helping to address the acute shortage of genuinely affordable housing across Cornwall.
“The investment will support the delivery of new, high quality homes for people on lower incomes, ensuring more households can access secure, affordable and energy efficient housing in the communities they call home. By maximising national funding opportunities, LiveWest is strengthening its commitment to tackling housing need in the Duchy and supporting long‑term community sustainability.”
Peter Sadler, managing director of Vistry Cornwall, said: “This development is a strong example of how partnership working can help unlock much-needed housing. By working closely with LiveWest, we’re looking forward to delivering a scheme in Roche that responds to local demand while contributing positively to the surrounding area and its future growth.”
The project continues to build on LiveWest’s strong track record of delivering high-quality homes across Cornwall.
Last year, LiveWest completed a 100 per cent affordable housing development in Troon, providing 37 homes for affordable rent and eight for shared ownership.
More recently, it has delivered 79 affordable homes at Foxes Field in Penzance, including 24 homes prioritised for people with a local connection, helping residents remain in the communities they call home.
Elsewhere in Cornwall, construction is also progressing well on 195 affordable homes in Launceston, delivered in partnership with Vistry Group.
Cornish housing charity appoints two new Directors
Social landlord Coastline Housing has appointed two new Directors to its Executive Team as the charity moves into the second year of its ambitious plan to help end the housing crisis in Cornwall.
Natasha Eden and Zoe Field
Zoe Field has been appointed to the Director of Finance role following 16 years working with Coastline. She began her finance career as a Youth Training Scheme apprentice in 2000 after leaving school and progressed through a wide range of finance roles since then. Zoe will be responsible for setting and delivering Coastline’s finance and treasury strategy, as well as managing and reporting on financial performance.
Meanwhile, Coastline’s former Director of Finance, People and Change Nathan Mallows takes up a new position as Director of Development, Growth and Partnerships within the company. Nathan will be moving Coastline’s development programme forwards, delivering new affordable housing solutions and partnerships, following the recent retirement of Coastline’s former Director of Development, Chris Weston.
Louise Beard, who joined Coastline in 2007 and has over 30 years’ experience in social housing, care and support sector, continues her role as Deputy CEO within the Executive Team. Louise has a genuine belief in affordable housing improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing of individuals and a strong commitment to customer service and safe, secure high-quality homes.
Allister Young, Chief Executive, said: “We’re delighted to be welcoming both Natasha and Zoe to Executive team here at Coastline and look forward to the new perspective and energy they will both bring. We’re also looking forward to watching Nathan apply his finance mind to taking on a new challenge with our development programme moving forwards. The new team, including Louise, puts Coastline in a strong position to deliver its aims, which is important because the housing crisis is not something that is going away any time soon. Thousands of people are still in need of a safe, warm, comfortable and affordable place to call home and this is what Coastline exists to provide.
“Over the next year, we will be aiming to complete 240 more new affordable homes and start on site with nearly 500 more. Our plans are ambitious because they need to be. And to turn our plans into action we need great people to help drive them forward. As an Executive Team, we’re feeling excited about what Coastline hopes to achieve in the next few years for the people of Cornwall and we look forward to making a genuine difference to local lives.”
Coastline currently owns over 5,500 homes in Cornwall and operates an Extra Care scheme and Homeless Service, helping a wide variety of people in housing need locally.
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Work begins on 80 new social homes in Plymouth city centre
Construction has now started on a £33.5m, eco-friendly community of affordable homes for social rent being delivered for Plymouth Community Homes in Millbay in the heart of Plymouth’s city centre.
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New Westward homes for local people in the heart of rural Devon
21 households are moving into their new homes in Winkleigh, built by Lovell and provided by Westward.
Winkleigh, situated in the heart of Devon, now has a range of desirable, affordable homes as part of a wider estate of 71 homes.
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Children name new development in Dobwalls
Residents move into 24 properties in Cornish village
Easter is symbolic of new beginnings and for Coastline customers in Dobwalls last week, it proved to be just that.
Keys to 24 social rent homes were handed over for the development opposite the village school, following an 18-month build with EBC Partnerships Ltd.
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Tracy and Steve have a home together at last
Westward colleagues have joined new customers in celebrating the handover of 26 new homes, the first phase of 43 new Westward homes, at Colebrook in Plympton.
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New chairs announced for Homes for the South West
TWO new chairs have been appointed to jointly lead a coalition of the largest housing associations in the South West.
Selina White, Chief Executive of Magna Housing in Dorset and Somerset, and Jonathan Cowie, Chief Executive of Plymouth Community Homes, have been announced as Co-Chairs for Homes for the South West, the leading voice for affordable housing in the region, taking on the roles from this April.
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Plymouth partnership agreement launches at handover of affordable homes
Plymouth City Council has formed a new Housing Partnership Agreement with Westward Housing which builds upon an existing strong record of delivery and commits us to work together strategically across Plymouth to develop new homes and affordable housing opportunities.
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Reflecting on three years of progress at Homes for the South West
Louise Swain, Chair of Homes for the South West and CEO of Alliance Homes
This month marks the end of my term as Chair of Homes for the South West, a role I have held since April 2023. Over the past three years, I have been proud to lead our work to strengthen the collective voice of housing associations in the South West and to make the case, along with colleagues, for the long‑term reforms needed to deliver more affordable homes across our region.
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