Today I had a very interesting meeting with Gower Homes, a small Wrexham based building firm who specialise in small scale brownfield developments. They have built in excess of 750 local homes over the past 35 years, 21 of 27 developments have been on brownfield sites.
They have worked alongside the WCBC with their 'Build and Buy' scheme and promote the Welsh Governments 'Help to Buy', which has enabled hundreds of people get on the property ladder.
We discussed the challenges ahead, including site locations and planning issues, which need to be addressed if house building targets are to be achieved.
I was really pleased to see how Gower Homes are embracing the green-agenda with their energy efficient homes and their use of brownfield sites for development.