Housing Archives - Filton Journal

Official opening of Knightstone Housing Association's new homes at Rectory Lane, Filton. L-r: Cllr Ben Stokes (South Gloucestershire Council), Jack Lopresti (MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke), Nick Medhurst (chair of the board at Knightstone) and Steve Roberts (contracts manager at Speller Metcalfe).

Thursday 20th October 2016 SH (Editor)

Knightstone celebrates the opening of 22 new homes at Rectory Lane

Knightstone Housing and South Gloucestershire Council have celebrated the opening of 22 new homes at Rectory Lane, Filton. Developed in partnership with the council, and with contractors Speller Metcalfe, the scheme provides 13 new homes for affordable rent, as well as nine homes for shared ownership. Knightstone own 1,381 properties within South Gloucestershire (as at August 2016) and has invested

Demolition starts on Newleaze House in Filton - a Merlin Housing Society development.

Thursday 26th March 2015 SH (Editor)

Newleaze House demolished to make way for 16 new homes

The redevelopment of one of Merlin Housing Society’s former older people’s housing schemes in Filton has got underway with the demolition of the old building. Diggers moved onto the site of Newleaze House in Roycroft Road earlier in the month to begin tearing down the building. The old building has now been completely demolished and the housing association is preparing

Merlin staff with the plans for the redevelopment of Newleaze House in Filton.

Thursday 19th September 2013 SH (Editor)

Plans unveiled for new homes on Merlin’s Newleaze House site

Residents in Filton took time out to look at Merlin Housing Society’s plans for the development of 16 new homes on a site in Roycroft Road. Around 40 people attended a public consultation event at Newleaze House to view the plans before the housing association submits its planning application. The plans include six two-bed houses, four three-bed houses and six

Knightstone Housing Association - Filton Police Station.

Wednesday 13th February 2013 SH (Editor)

Housing association consults on Filton Police Station proposals

Knightstone Housing Association has announced its intention to apply for planning permission to build new homes on the site of Filton Police Station, which is set to be decommissioned in 2014. The news is revealed in a flyer that has been circulated to local residents and posted on the Filton Town Council website. On its website, the association says its

Newleaze House, Roycroft Road, Filton, Bristol.

Friday 8th February 2013 SH (Editor)

Newleaze House site to be redeveloped with ‘family homes’

Local social landlord Merlin Housing Society is looking to build “much-needed” new family homes in Filton, on the site of a sheltered housing scheme that it earmarked for a “change of use” last year. The Chipping Sodbury-based society intends to build the properties on the site of Newleaze House in Roycroft Road – one of the supported housing schemes it

Friday 29th June 2012 SH (Editor)

Merlin confirms decision to end sheltered housing at Newleaze House

The board of Merlin Housing Society has confirmed that Filton’s Newleaze House sheltered housing scheme is to close, allowing the property to undergo a “change of use”. The decision confirms a recommendation made to the board following a review of all 50 of the group’s supported housing schemes in South Gloucestershire, carried out by Ark Housing Consultancy. Newleaze House was