THERE are concerns over the stability of houses which overlook an eyesore building site in Bromyard. Councillor Alan Seldon said work on the Old Road site had ceased again, and he thought it was unlikely workers would return. The land has had planning permission for more than 15 years, but remains nothing more than a building site. And the start-stop groundwork by different developers over that period has now lead Coun Seldon to raise his concerns about the structural safety of houses in Clover Terrace, which overlooks the site. He told Bromyard and Winslow Town Council s full meeting on March 29 that he was told work would restart on site before the end of the month, but that date has now passed.
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However, we ought to be pleased about this, not worried! Nowadays most people aged 65+ will lead healthy and active lives for another 20 years or more and will not be the burden on the community that Coun Seldon envisages. Only about 4 per cent will need care homes. Loss of mobility is a greater problem but this could be met – at far lower cost – by ensuring that there is more suitable housing (bungalows, flats with lifts etc) and more support within each community to enable older people to live in their own homes, as most would prefer. I suggest Coun Seldon’s group revisit two excellent papers prepared by Herefordshire Council officials in the past – Herefordshire Older People’s Housing Strategy and Pathway of 2015 and Older People’s Integrated Needs Assessment of 2018.