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ANEW lease of life has been breathed into a dilapidated high-street shop providing much-needed affordable housing to the rental market in an East Cleveland village.

Four two-bedroom and one three-bedroom apartments have been created by Warsett Developments in a project which has regenerated part of Lingdale High Street.

All but one of the apartments has already been let in the former mining community thanks to the efforts of rentals division Partners.

The block had once been a Co-operative store, newsagents, fish shop and butchers but had fallen into disrepair and was a complete eyesore until acquired by Loftus civil engineers and commercial builders Warsett Developments.

"We had to be creative to maximise the space to suit the rental demands of local people," said Warsett managing director Michael Moore.

"We worked with the planning department to achieve this. We spent six months restoring the building and have built some stairs down into the basement to create a third bedroom.

"From what was an eyesore we have created five quality apartments in an area where affordable rentals are needed.

"It is also nice for me that we have secured the future of an historic building in this village.

"Lingdale is just two miles from the moors and there are also great views of the sea so the apartments have appealed to people who enjoy a bit of country and sea air in their lungs."

11:18am Tuesday 15th April 2008

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