‘AFFORDABLE’ apartments planned for Winchester have been criticised for being too small and unaffordable.
In May, an application to build two new blocks at Winnall Flats was approved by Winchester City Council’s planning committee.
They will offer 76 new homes, with 32 shared ownership properties in one five-storey block, split into 18 two-bedroom apartments and 14 one-bedroom units. In the second block, also five storeys, there will be 41 sub-market one-bedroom units to rent.
Leader of the council Lucille Thompson said that the scheme will fill a “gap in the market” and help younger people who find it difficult to access the market.
But during a meeting of the Cabinet, the scheme came under fire as an increase of £896,691 has been recommended for approval, with the plan now set to cost up to £18,840,000.