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High rise flats receive makeover

Tenants living in Doncaster’s high-rise flats are seeing them receive a £4.66 million makeover.

Work being carried out on the eight blocks of flats in the town centre and Intake includes new windows, doors, upgraded central heating and external cladding – which will make homes warmer and greener.

Eight of  the borough’s high rise flats – Shaftesbury House, Lonsdale House and Westminster House in Intake, and Methley House, Hatfield House, Firbeck House, Cusworth House and Sandbeck House in Balby Bridge – are undergoing the improvement work under the Decent Homes programme.

Work is well underway on some of the blocks, with the external cladding work recently starting in Intake which, weather permitting, is expected to be completed at the end of March next year.  The external cladding work is due to start in Balby Bridge within the next few weeks. The cladding is an insulating material that will reduce heat loss, keeping the homes warmer.

The improvement work is being carried out by St Leger Homes of Doncaster, on behalf of Doncaster Council.  St Leger Homes is working in partnership with contractors Henry Boot Construction on the Intake flats and Wates Living Space on the Balby Bridge high-rise.

Cllr Ray Mullis, Cabinet member for housing, said: “This work will make a big improvement to the homes in the high rise flats. It will mean the flats will lose less heat, making them greener and more economical.”

Susan Jordan, chief executive of St Leger Homes of Doncaster, said: “The replacement of windows and doors has already made a big difference to the tenants. Combined with the cladding work it will mean a huge reduction in energy needed to heat the homes. I am sure the tenants are feeling the benefits already.”