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If approved, allocations will be made via Choose’n’Move. The Empty Homes Team, Housing Management, will complete a manual review of the shortlist for each property and offers will be made, in priority order, based on the following eligibility criteria:
Ordering of shortlists will be as follows:
Key features
Property description
Ash View is Kirklees Council’s brand-new Extra Care Housing scheme opening in October 2024. It is located in the Ashbrow area of Huddersfield, close to the A641 Bradford Road and the Asda supermarket.
The scheme will have 50 self-contained flats. All flats are wheelchair friendly and there are 2 elevators in the scheme.
There will be 45 one-bedroom flats and 5 two-bed flats.
5 of the one-bed flats are adapted (adjustable height kitchen counter tops).
In addition, the scheme has its own communal and garden spaces where residents can get together socially.
Care and support will be available from our chosen care provider, Community Integrated Care- a health and social care charity, delivering a host of specialist, community-based services, that support people to lead fulfilling and independent lives.
These properties will be managed by Kirklees Council and the scheme has the following criteria: -
Criteria
Interested?
Contact details to express an interest in Extra Care Housing (including Ash View).
Kirklees Council Adult Social Care Tel. 0300 304 5555 – Select Option 2
Or via online form:
We encourage all applicants to only bid on properties in areas that they are familiar with and therefore, urge you to read thoroughly the property descriptions before placing a bid.
Please note property viewings are appointment only, contact our Support and Information Team (SIT) on 01484 414886
The Pet Policy came into effect on 22 June 2020 and sets out Kirklees Councils (KC) approach to the keeping of pets in Council accommodation
Permission will be required to keep cats or dogs in Council accommodation. Below is a summary of the pets allowed in properties, full information is available on Keeping pets | Kirklees Council
House Type |
Number of Cats and Dogs |
House |
Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total |
Bungalow |
Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total |
Low rise flats up to 2 storeys with own access |
Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total |
H&N low rise with communal access (up to and including 5 storey) |
Maximum 1 cat or dog in total |
6 Storey and above accommodation |
Kirklees managed properties. Maximum 1 cat – no dogs allowed |
Council Retirement Living Schemes |
1 dog or cat where the wellbeing of the tenant is identified |
Pinnacle Group Extra Care Housing |
Assistance pets only |
Pinnacle Group low rise accommodation with communal access |
Assistance pets only |
A Good Pet Keeping Guide is available for advice and support – please visit https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets
If you are already a tenant you can call, email, or click the contact us button to request a copy of the policy and the permission form. Eventually tenants will be able to access this via their MyKirklees account. We will update you when tenants can do this.