Between April 2009 and March 2010, we will spend £6 Million improving and maintaining tenants homes. This is on top of the £4 Million we spend on routine and minor repairs ranging from painting the outside of our properties to fixing a boiler.
The table below details how the £6 Million for improvements is planned to be spent:
2009/10 major improvement and maintenance plan
| Type of work |
Main areas |
Budget |
| Modern Homes |
| New kitchen, bathrooms and electrical works |
- Chilworth
- Empty homes
- Guildford Park, Guildford
- Georgelands, Ripley
- Worplesdon
|
£2,750,000
|
| Doors and windows |
| Door entry systems to some blocks of flats |
- Park Barn, Guildford
- Tongham
|
£30,000
|
| New front entrance doors |
|
£10,000
|
| Replacing single glazed windows with double glazed |
- Ashworth Place, Westborough
- Bellfields, Guildford
- Various locations
|
£330,000
|
| Structural |
| Structural repairs and improvements |
- Empty homes
- Various locations
|
£300,000
|
| Retiling roofs |
|
£50,000
|
| Energy Efficiency |
| Installing central heating for the first time |
- Empty homes
- Individual properties
|
£30,000
|
| Upgrading existing electric and gas central heating installations |
|
£1,400,000
|
| General |
| Disabled adaptations 2009/10 |
|
£475,000
|
| General environmental improvements |
- The Cardinals, Tongham
- Meadowlands, West Horsley
- Various locations
|
£70,000
|
| Lift refurbishment |
- Bedford House, Guildford
- Mount and Bishops Courts, Guildford
- St Martha's Court, Chilworth
|
£100,000
|
| Minor improvements |
- Sheltered housing schemes
- Various locations
|
£20,000
|
| Projects carried over from 2008/09 and project support |
|
£105,000
|
| Upgrading communal lighting |
- Sheltered housing schemes
- Various blocks of flats
|
£40,000
|
| Upgrading of warden call and fire detection installations |
- Dray Court, Guildford
- Japonica Court, Ash
|
£80,000
|
| Upgrading shared aerial installations to receive digital TV and radio |
|
£210,000
|
|
Total:£6,000,000
|
The table below lists the locations of houses due to be painted this year:
Location of houses due to be painted this year
| Street name |
Area |
| Almsgate |
Compton |
| Baird Drive |
Wood Street |
| Carfax Avenue |
Tongham |
| Chester Way |
Tongham |
| Church View |
Ash |
| Derwent Avenue |
Ash Vale |
| East Ring |
Tongham |
| Exeter Road |
Ash |
| Fowlerscroft |
Compton |
| Frog Grove Lane |
Wood Street |
| Garbetts Way |
Tongham |
| Glaziers Lane |
Normandy |
| Grange Road |
Tongham |
| Hurtmore Road |
Hurtmore |
| Longacre |
Ash |
| Longfield Road |
Ash |
| Maitlands Road |
Tongham |
| Manor Road |
Tongham |
| Meadow Close |
Ash Vale |
| Mundays Borough |
Puttenham |
| Murrell Road |
Ash |
| North Road |
Ash Vale |
| Northside |
Tongham |
| Oak Hill |
Wood Street |
| Penny Drive |
Wood Street |
| Pound Court |
Wood Street |
| Pound Hill |
Wood Street |
| Poyle Road |
Tongham |
| Quarry Road |
Hurtmore |
| Sands Close |
Seale |
| Shawfield Road |
Ash |
| Southside |
Tongham |
| Spiceall |
Compton |
| St Albans Close |
Wood Street |
| Station Road East |
Ash Vale |
| Szabo Crescent |
Normandy |
| The Oval |
Wood Street |
| The Street |
Tongham |
| West Ring |
Tongham |
| Westwood Lane |
Normandy |
| Wildfield Close |
Wood Street |
| Winchester Road |
Ash |
| Wyke Avenue |
Normandy |
| Yeomans Close |
Tongham |
We will write to all tenants affected by this years major improvements programme.
For further information, please contact the Building Surveyor (Asset Management):
Building Surveyor
Neighbourhood and Housing Management Services
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444574
Email: francis.williams@guildford.gov.uk