An update on how the council is trying to bring empty properties including key sites and Grade II-listed buildings back into use in Merthyr Tydfil is set to be given to councillors. A report for the council’s regeneration and public protection committee said there are currently around 568 long-term empty homes in Merthyr Tydfil.
The report sets out that the council has a target in its empty property strategy 2022-2026 of bringing 200 empty homes back into use. Under the strategy, which was approved by full council in February, it wants to bring 7% of empty properties back into use each year.
The updates on some of the key sites and Grade II-listed buildings include the old General Hospital . The report said it is a locally listed building which is a priority for re-development and the building was purchased in 2020 by a private owner. There is a proposal to redevelop the building into social housing and the council is working to bring in a registered social landlord. Once proposals are developed, the council will apply to the Welsh Government’s transforming towns programme and social housing grant programme.
