« on: September 25, 2009, 06:43:47 PM »
Hatfield town centre’s latest, major housing development, ‘The Forum’ was shortlisted for Best Development Partnership at the Affordable Home Ownership Awards, which took place on 3 September.
One of three finalists, the development was shortlisted because it demonstrated effective partnership between the council, town centre developer St Modwen, English Partnerships (now part of the Homes and Communities Agency – HCA) and Metropolitan Housing Partnership to deliver an attractive and effective affordable housing development.
The Forum contains 84 flats, in three blocks, of which a third were made available for affordable housing purchase by Metropolitan Housing Ownership. MHO completed 19 one-bedroom apartments and nine two-bedroom apartments in December 2008, each available to buy through New Build HomeBuy scheme.
The development plays an integral part in meeting the vision for the town, which aims to provide a comprehensive and coordinated redevelopment, to regenerate and enhance and realise the area’s potential as a sustainable, attractive, safe, clean and lively place.
Executive Member for Housing, Councillor Roger Trigg, is very proud of the nomination. He said: “To be shortlisted in this category is testament to the dedicated support of the partnership to meet their objective, and how they worked together to deliver a truly superb development for Hatfield. It’s just a shame that we didn’t win!”
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