Powys County Council's Housing Development Team is planning to build 38 eco-friendly homes in Churchstoke.

The planned mixed-housing development will comprise highly insulated council homes built on land adjacent to Firs Farm and east of Firs Court Avenue housing estate.

In a bid to gain community thoughts on the proposed project, a drop-in event has been arranged at Churchstoke Village Hall on Thursday, August 22 from 5pm to 7.30pm.

The development, if greenlit, will feature four one-bedroom bungalows, four two-bedroom bungalows, 10 one-bedroom houses, 10 two-bedroom houses, eight three-bedroom houses and two four-bedroom houses.

Property management will be handled by the council, with the homes allocated to tenants via 'Homes in Powys' - the county's go-to for all social housing.

Cllr Matthew Dorrance, deputy leader and cabinet member for a Fairer Powys, praised the efforts to address housing shortages.

He said: "One of the priorities of the council is to tackle the housing emergency in the county and this can be achieved by building high quality council housing.

“The only way we can achieve this is by increasing the number of council houses in our communities and building high-quality council homes is helping us do that.

“Our Housing Development Team will be working in communities throughout Powys to identify suitable land for housing and establishing housing needs.

“We want to gather as much information as possible and this drop-in event will allow residents to make their views known.

“We would encourage all members of the community to come along to this event but especially younger people, as we recognise that they have difficulty finding suitable affordable accommodation."

“This proposed development will help us build a stronger, fairer, greener future for this community.”