Council tenants are being invited to have a say on new design proposals for their housing estate.

Wrexham Council is planning to carry out major improvement work on the Plas Madoc housing estate as part of the extensive project to ensure all the Council’s housing properties achieve the Welsh Government’s Welsh Housing Quality Standard by 2020.

400 of the estate’s Cubbit (steel framed) properties are due to receive External Wall Insulation on their outside walls and elevations. This will make the properties more efficient at holding in heat as well as improve their external appearance.

The Council says that additional improvements to estate will include:
• Opportunity for unpopular properties to be redesigned
• Small gardens to be redesigned to offer better space where possible
• Poor landscaping to be redesigned
• Formalised parking areas to be provided
• Public spaces can be redesigned
• Opportunity for new build housing to be provided.

Wrexham Council are investing £54m in housing improvement work in 2015/16. This includes a £7.5m Major Repairs Allowance Grant from the Welsh Assembly, to support the achievement of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard.

New kitchens and bathrooms have already been installed in many properties on the estate as part of the improvement works and the first steps of the estate redesign were taken in April when the Council’s Executive Board approved the demolition of 22 three storey properties in the Peris and Gwynant areas of Plas Madoc. Demolition is due to take place towards the end of 2016.

The open day events will be held at Splash Magic Leisure Centre, Wednesday 22nd June, 1pm-7.30pm and on Thursday 23rd June, 9.30am-1.30pm

For more information, contact the Plas Madoc Estate Office  - 01978 813000 – plasmadoc.estateoffice@wrexham.gov.uk