Homeowners in Bank Street, in the St Peters conservation area in Darwen, are the latest to benefit from refurbishment work.
Since 2004, the Housing Market Renewal (HMR) programme will have funded refurbishments to 279 properties in the Darwen area.
The work undertaken by Blackburn with Darwen Council includes the cleaning and pointing of the front elevations of the properties, rain water gutters and pipes as well as installation of new front gates, railings, sash windows and hard wood doors were necessary.
The work funded through HMR is aimed at improving the appearance of properties, thereby helping to inspire confidence in the area with the aim of regenerating and boosting the local housing market.
The property refurbishments on Bank Street are to the National Heritage standard, which is a standard that uses design details and materials which are either the same as the original or appropriate to the historic character of the area.
Councillor Salim Lorgat, executive member for housing, said, “This improvement work is excellent news in terms of conserving the borough’s heritage. We will continue to work with local residents to improve the quality of housing in Darwen.
”We can already see how housing market renewal funding is making a real difference to our communities and housing through the work we have undertaken over the last five years, but we still have to continue to work on making Blackburn with Darwen a better to place to live.”
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has received £12 million this year, from Regenerate Pennine Lancashire (formerly Elevate) which is one of the HMR pathfinders created by the government to manage the multi-million pound Housing Market Renewal Programme for Pennine Lancashire.
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