After years of vacant plots, construction has finally started on 132 new homes in Derker, Oldham, replacing Victorian houses demolished in a controversial housing scheme. The new development, a mix of private and affordable homes, is being welcomed by residents who hope it will revitalize the area.
After almost 15 years of staring at rubble, residents in Derker are about to see their neighbourhood transformed. Work has finally started on more than 100 new homes on brownfield sites at Cromford Street, London Road, Evelyn Street and Abbotsford Road.
“It’s finally happening,” shop owner and post master Narinda Kaur said. Her shop - Singh’s Supersave - has overlooked London Road for 32 years and she has witnessed the ‘destruction’ of a ‘big community’. Sharon, 38, also believes the homes will change the area for the better. The Oldham mum has lived next to Abbotsford Rd for five years.
“They should have just done up the houses that were there. They were Victorian council homes, built to last,” she said. “I’ll miss my view, too.”
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