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29/10/2024
Building Work Starts On New Homes In Lockleaze
Building work has commenced on new homes in Lockleaze.
Goram Homes and Vistry Group are celebrating the start of work at the development, known as The Brooklands, which will transform a former Bristol City Council highways depot into a new community of sustainable homes.
High levels of insulation, solar panels, air source heat pumps and green roofs will contribute to making this scheme as low carbon as possible, helping to lower energy bills.
The homes will range from one- and two-bedroom apartments, to two, three and four-bedroom houses. Half will be council-owned affordable housing, for social rent and shared ownership.
Goram Homes is now in contract with development partners to build 660 homes across the city, more than half of which will be affordable housing.
Bristol City Council's housing company has full planning consent for 900 homes and expects to be building on six sites by spring / summer 2025.
Stephen Baker, MD of Goram Homes, said: "It's fantastic to see diggers on site here at Dovercourt Road. Our plans will create a thriving new neighbourhood here, transforming this derelict piece of brownfield land into a great place to live."
This development forms part of the council's Lockleaze Regeneration programme, supported by Homes England Housing Infrastructure Funding (HIF), that is on track to deliver 700 new homes in the area by 2026. HIF has also enabled the delivery of Stoke Park Path in 2022, and improvement works to Muller Road to unlock this scale of new housing delivery.
A new public park will sit at the heart of this development, and thoughtfully designed planting schemes will improve nature on the site by more than 10%.
The homes are close to Horfield, Ofsted 'good' primary schools, and the newly opened Ashley Down Railway Station.
Sue Scholfield, Regional Managing Director at Vistry's Bristol region, commented: "We're delighted to be working in joint venture partnership with Goram Homes on this exciting new development, which will breathe new life into this derelict site. The initial works have started, and the first homes will be ready to move into towards the end of 2025."
Goram Homes and Vistry Group are celebrating the start of work at the development, known as The Brooklands, which will transform a former Bristol City Council highways depot into a new community of sustainable homes.
High levels of insulation, solar panels, air source heat pumps and green roofs will contribute to making this scheme as low carbon as possible, helping to lower energy bills.
The homes will range from one- and two-bedroom apartments, to two, three and four-bedroom houses. Half will be council-owned affordable housing, for social rent and shared ownership.
Goram Homes is now in contract with development partners to build 660 homes across the city, more than half of which will be affordable housing.
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Bristol City Council's housing company has full planning consent for 900 homes and expects to be building on six sites by spring / summer 2025.
Stephen Baker, MD of Goram Homes, said: "It's fantastic to see diggers on site here at Dovercourt Road. Our plans will create a thriving new neighbourhood here, transforming this derelict piece of brownfield land into a great place to live."
This development forms part of the council's Lockleaze Regeneration programme, supported by Homes England Housing Infrastructure Funding (HIF), that is on track to deliver 700 new homes in the area by 2026. HIF has also enabled the delivery of Stoke Park Path in 2022, and improvement works to Muller Road to unlock this scale of new housing delivery.
A new public park will sit at the heart of this development, and thoughtfully designed planting schemes will improve nature on the site by more than 10%.
The homes are close to Horfield, Ofsted 'good' primary schools, and the newly opened Ashley Down Railway Station.
Sue Scholfield, Regional Managing Director at Vistry's Bristol region, commented: "We're delighted to be working in joint venture partnership with Goram Homes on this exciting new development, which will breathe new life into this derelict site. The initial works have started, and the first homes will be ready to move into towards the end of 2025."
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