interesting little debate on whether,( and where) Swansea should build social housing. Shame to hide it away in its original place, future use of Albert hall. deserves a wider audience Anthony Owens Coastal housing want it for flats . 18 hrs · Like · Reply Tricia Watters thats good, they are making a decent job of the High st and are a highly regulated, not for profit, registered charity, housing association 18 hrs · Like · Reply Anthony Owens I hope they do and the palace too coastal are a great affordable housing provider and have many projects at the moment. 18 hrs · Like · Reply Tricia Watters is it still owned by that Caverwoods company,Whilst the albert hall would make a good spot for flats with cafes etc, the Palace needs demolishing, useless eyesore in a bad place 18 hrs · Like · 1 · Reply Anthony Owens If it could be turned into affordable housing it would be useful 18 hrs · Like · Reply Tricia Watters it couldnt be turned into affordable anything as the rescue costs of I read £6m would be prohibitive, it would make a nice roundabout. off to bed before the damn Mumbles train and slip bridge brigade arrive. glad we agree on albert hall, Nos da 18 hrs · Like · 3 · Reply Anthony Owens Yes agree lol nos da 18 hrs · Like · Reply Jacki Shaw Oh god no........no more coastal housing. Lets have quality expensive properties available for sale to bring some wealth into the city! Better than Cardiff !!! Never ....while we continue to provide social housing. 17 hrs · Like · Reply Tricia Watters In principle a mix of city dwellings is desirable, but dont see anybody paying mega bucks for upmarket housing on a site on a Grand Prix track. 16 hrs · Like · Reply Jacki Shaw Wheres the Grand Prix track in Swansea? 16 hrs · Like · Reply Steve Phillips Christina St,Mansel St, junction. Great idea, give everybody, and nobody the right of way. 7 hrs · Edited · Like · Reply Tricia Watters There is already expensive housing in Swansea for those who have the means to pay for it. Not sure that the wealthy would want inner city flats, or that private developers would take the risk of building them. Social housing is built to house people ...See More 9 hrs · Like · Reply Simon Duffy One thing Swansea isnt short of is Expensive housing. Plenty of areas of Swansea are prohibative for the average bod. Cant imagine anyone wealthy wanting to live at the top of high street. 7 hrs · Unlike · 1 · Reply Jacki Shaw But Coastal housing are not just in the inner city where no- one else wants to live are they? They have been given the green light to go all over Swansea! coastalhousing.co.uk/.../building-projects-new... The best thing this new council can do is to restrict them to certain areas and allow developers to develop areas of Swansea WITHOUT social housing involvement. 6 hrs · Like · 1 · Reply Tricia Watters Coastal housing is a key development partner of the council, why would they restrict them from building housing which is needed. Not sure why social housing is regarded as undesirable, plenty of private housing around 6 hrs · Like · 1 · Reply Jacki Shaw I think there are many who would disagree 5 hrs · Like · Reply Bob Williams I am sure you are not a snob Jacki, but by saying what you have said certainly gives that impression. I know that you are not advocating ghettos really. 5 hrs · Like · Reply Tricia Watters Am out now, taking mum for a meal in Gower and getting ice cream on mumbles on way back before gates to west of town closed and access denied to those of us raised in council housing! 4 hrs · Like · 1 · Reply Tricia Watters Sucram Wahsnotrub, thought you may have a view on this knotty little issue! 2 hrs · Edited · Like · 1 · Reply Sucram Wahsnotrub Well, while it might be nice to have expensive housing in Swansea, we dont have lots of expensive people to buy/rent them. I read somewhere that Swansea (area or city, Im not sure) is the biggest city to be in an EU deprived area...! Might be nice ...See More 2 hrs · Edited · Like · 2 · Reply Sucram Wahsnotrub rides his bike to work now 8>) 2 hrs · Like · 1 · Reply Sucram Wahsnotrub My grandfather lived in a council house for nearly his whole life. He did more for his city than many a wealthy property owner 8>) 2 hrs · Edited · Unlike · 4 · Reply Tricia Watters Was thinking that when I can get to my laptop, I might copy and paste the relevant part of this thread onto new post, to widen the debate instead of having it hidden in here. 2 hrs · Like · 2 · Reply Sucram Wahsnotrub Lifes a bit like that though, those with the most humble means are the most generous souls..... even though they cant offset a bit of tax by it. 2 hrs · Edited · Unlike · 4 · Reply Jacki Shaw So social housing is not considered undesirable but restricting it to certain areas is creating ghettos? Theres a contradiction there somewhere? ( I dont mind being called a snob, Ive been called worse! ) 15 mins · Like · Reply Tricia Watters I think Bob was referring to your comment above But Coastal housing are not just in the inner city where no- one else wants to live are they? They have been given the green light to go all over Swansea! coastalhousing.co.uk/.../building-projects-new... The best thing this new council can do is to restrict them to certain areas and allow developers to develop areas of Swansea WITHOUT social housing involvement. Which does appear to advocate the creation of ghettos 8 mins · Like · Reply
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