Shirebrook

Shirebrook is a traditional colliery village that suffered decline when the local coal mine closed in 1993.

 

In 1994, Bolsover District Council carried out a Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment which found that 448 houses in Shirebrook were either unfit for habitation or in serious need of repair.  The council put together a strategy for the renewal of the estate which included environmental works, refurbishment to existing properties, and some selective demolition.

 

In 2003, 59 unfit properties on Church Drive were also demolished creating a site for new housing development.

 

 

  

In a project which has attracted national interest, derelict properties have now been refurbished to the highest eco-friendly standards, incorporating solar and PV panels and rainwater recycling, and sold on the open market to create a more balanced community.

 

In July 2009 we will begin the £7m development of 65 high quality energy efficient new homes on Church Drive, Shirebrook through leading developer Keepmoat Homes. The flagship scheme is part of the Shirebrook Sustainable Masterplan and will deliver two and three bedroom new homes, which will all meet the Lifetime Homes standard. Six affordable homes will be available through LHA-ASRA, and these are designed to meet level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes - one of the first schemes to achieve this high standard of energy efficiency in the East Midlands.

 

The new build project is a partnership between MVMP, leading new homes builder Keepmoat Ltd (formerly Haslam Homes), Bolsover DC and LHA-ASRA.