New affordable homes to be built in College Heath Road, Mildenhall, at site of former library and Forest Heath District Council offices

New affordable homes are set to be built at the vacant site of a former library and council offices in a town.

Barley Homes, the housing company owned by West Suffolk Council, and local registered housing provider, Havebury, are working together to deliver affordable homes in College Heath Road, Mildenhall.

The homes in the development will be a mix of social, affordable and shared ownership.

The site in College Heath Road was home to the former Forest Heath District Council offices, Suffolk County Council library service and NHS clinic.

Following the relocation of these services to the Mildenhall Hub, the buildings were demolished and the site has been vacant since.

A planning application will be submitted imminently.

Cllr Richard O’Driscoll, cabinet member for housing at West Suffolk Council and chair of the Barley Homes Shareholder Advisory Group, said: “We have a very positive partnership with Havebury.

“In this instance Barley Homes is working as a land provider to enable the delivery of affordable, available and decent homes in West Suffolk.

“Without initiatives like this, this development might not otherwise come forward to provide the levels of quality housing and the variety of homes local communities need to thrive.

“It also provides an income back to West Suffolk Council to help support essential public services.”

A Barley Homes spokesperson said: “We are delighted to be working with Havebury on this exciting housing scheme.

“A lot of work has gone into bringing this site forward to provide the right kind of much needed homes in Mildenhall and we are eager to see it come to fruition.”

Kate Duvall, senior project manager at Havebury, added: “We’re pleased to be working with West Suffolk Council to deliver much needed affordable housing in Mildenhall.

“We’re working with our consultants and Barley Homes to submit a planning application soon.”