KDC Contractors starts work on demolition of Welsh landmark block.
Preparations are due to get under way to demolish a 41-year-old landmark block of flats in Wrexham. Contractors will begin clearing Hightown Flats and securing the site before demolishing the buildings.
They will be replaced by houses as part of Wrexham council’s aim to build more than 2,000 affordable homes by 2021.
The council gave notice in 2009 that it intended to demolish the flats, which it said needed “major repairs”, some of which were required “without delay”. Under the demolition notice, the local authority has until December 2014 to complete the demolition. It is not clear when demolition work will begin.
The council is preparing to hand over ownership and responsibility for the site to KDC Demolition Contractors.
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