Work on a new social housing development in a village near Newtown has almost finished. Seven homes built near Sarn Village Hall will be the first social housing scheme in Powys to achieve Passivhaus certification. The scheme has been developed by Powys County Council to build 250 new homes by 2025. Cllr Iain McIntosh, Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Economic Regeneration, described the new housing development as ground-breaking . He said: “They are being built to the exceptionally low-energy Passivhaus standard which will help to cut carbon emissions while tenants will have lower energy bills. Another day, another drone pic. We love seeing these bird s eye views of our sites.
Building contractor Pave Aways is opening an office at Ladywell House in Newtown, months after completing a multi-million pound revamp of the building. The office, which will open when the latest lockdown ends, will be led by construction director Jamie Evans and used by its mid Wales-based team. The firm is currently working on contracts valued at more than £26m with a third of that, including new homes for Powys County Council near Sarn Village Hall and at the Bowling Green in Newtown, taking place in Wales. Managing Director Steven Owen: “It’s a very exciting development for us and a great way to start 2021, especially after such a challenging year generally for construction.
A new primary school in Welshpool has finally opened its doors to pupils and staff. Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School welcomed children of critical workers, and vulnerable learners to the new Salop Road site on the first day of the school term on Wednesday, January 6. The majority of pupils will not be able to visit their new school building until at least January 18 after the Welsh Government announced that all schools in Wales should move to online learning due to rising number of new coronavirus cases. “As you can imagine, tomorrow is not the opening to our new school building that we would have liked and we are desperately sad that not all our children and their families can experience it altogether,” said a spokesperson for the school on Tuesday evening.