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Barrow-in-Furness have experienced a huge increase in shared homes as a result of demand from contractors working in local industry, a property developer has claimed.

Years ago, the port town was only home to one house in multiple occupation (HMO), however, figures from Westmorland and Furness Council show the town now has 80. According to Larimar Property Management, this is as a result of more people moving to the area to work at the BAE shipyard and other companies.

At the beginning of 2024, BAE Systems, a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, announced they were adding 5,000 workers to its force of 12,000 Barrow workers, due to winning a contract to build a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines. This deal is part of the UK’s so-called Aukus security pact with Australia and the US.

BAE has said they will be ‘the largest, most powerful and advanced attack submarines the Royal Navy has ever operated.’

Due to people moving to the town, Larimar Property Management – a Barrow-based organisation – have more than 70 houses which are HMOs and charge £130 to £140 per week with bills included per room.

Beverly Louw, of Larminar Property Management, said: ‘We’re always inundated with requests for accommodation and our main market is the contractors coming into the area.’

She added that the majority of requests have come from people connected to BAE, but some people are associated with the ‘gas terminal, wind farms, as well as Kimberly-Clark.’

Hartington Street in Barrow is home to 10% of the registered HMOs, which are traditionally big Victorian houses that have been split into bedsits, flats and rooms in shared houses.

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Developer Reselton Properties originally proposed the scheme for the site of the former Stag Brewery in Mortlake although when the Greater London Authority (GLA) sparked concerns over affordability, the organisation lodged appeals.

Currently, the plans have been approved by Richmond Council but final decisions haven’t been issued as this is the responsibility of the GLA.

Following this, developers lodged an appeal against the council’s non-determination of the applications after the GLA indicated its opposition to the scheme, and a letter sent on Reselton’s behalf claimed the GLA has suggested ‘there would be many months of further delay and the outcome would most likely be [a] direct refusal’.

However, a public inquiry, held by the Planning Inspectorate, will decide the fate of the applications. One of the applications details plans to construct 1,075 homes in buildings up to nine storeys tall and the other is for a 1,200-place secondary school on site.

Out of the homes, 65 have been earmarked to be available for affordable rent. In addition, restaurants, shops, offices, a cinema and a hotel or a pub have also been included in plans alongside the homes.

As for the situation of the new establishments, a spokesperson for Reselton said the scheme would bring a ‘new commercial heart to Mortlake’, replacing a ‘redundant set of brownfield industrial buildings’.

Although, Mortlake Brewery Community Group (MBCG) have objected against the proposals, claiming there aren’t enough affordable homes and the schemes density, height and impact on traffic levels will severely affect surroundings.

Francine Bates, co-chair of MBCG, said: ‘The planning inquiry gives us our last opportunity to reset the clock, reject these plans and sit down with the council and the developers to plan a scheme that will truly benefit the community.’

This isn’t the first time applications for this site have been refused – in 2020 plans were rejected over a lack of affordable housing and in 2021 due to concerns over height and scale, among other issues.

The public inquiry was launched yesterday and is due to end on 14th June 2024.

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