No Use Empty, Kent County Council’s award-winning empty homes initiative has announced a new £12 million fund to bring derelict sites back to life. The scheme provides loans to developers to bring derelict land and empty homes back into use.…
NUE A home from the heart
7 Castle Street A home from the heart A father and his daughter drove past this run down property in Castle Street. His daughter said to her father ‘how sad to see a property so run down and not looked…
NUE Commercial – giving the high street a boost
A WELCOME RETAIL BOOST – HIGH STREET BUSINESS SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL SCHEMES A new business on Deal High Street is looking forward to realising its full potential – with news that a previously empty shop has reopened in the town…
NUE Folkestone and Hythe – Derelict site revitalised
A site in Folkestone which stood derelict for 14 years has been brought back to life thanks to the award-winning No Use Empty scheme The land – situated at the junction of Princess Street and Myrtle Road – has been…
NUE lazing about by the River! – 8 new homes
Dublin Mews, River, Dover Thanks to No Use Empty a former pub – the Dublin Man of War (River, Nr Dover) which had been empty for 3 years has been transformed to create 3 new dwellings. In addition to this…
Former Cadet Centre, Ramsgate provides new homes
Wilsons Road, Ramsgate Thanks to No Use Empty a former Army Cadet Centre in Ramsgate which had been empty for 3 years has been transformed to create 5 x 2 bedroom new homes. The owner commented: “The development went particularly…
NUE Supports accommodation for vulnerable adults
Boxley Road, Maidstone Accommodation YES has been supplying accommodation for vulnerable adults in Maidstone for the last 30 years. However, this building, which has been converted into 8 self-contained flats, is different from those of other domiciliary support agencies, because…
Westbrook House, Folkestone – 8 new homes available now for rent
Former school building: Westbrook House, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone returned to use Thanks to a combination of private funds and loans from NUE (an interest free loan, a top up loan from Folkestone and Hythe district council and an interest bearing loan), a…
Latest Property Restored – Lynton Parade, Edgar Road, Cliftonville
Lynton Parade, Edgar Road, Cliftonville This property had been empty for 5 years before the new owners took on the challenge to bring the property back into use with the support of No Use Empty. Located in the heart of…
Bun Penny, Herne Bay
Iconic Herne Bay Bun Penny site returned to use The Herne Bay site was previously home to the iconic Bun Penny Pub, which opened in 1899 when the pub was called the Royal Hotel. It changed name in 1972…