MORE NEW HOMES FOR TOWN
WORK TO START ON 150 PROPERTIES OFF THE LONG SHOOT
ONE hundred and fifty new homes are set to be built in Nuneaton on a 20-acre site off The Long Shoot.
The housebuilding project is set to proceed this autumn following a deal struck between specialist property consultants Fisher German and Leicester-based housebuilder Jelson Homes.
Outline planning permission to develop the Callendar Farm South site has already been obtained as Nuneaton seeks to build 13,000 new homes over the next 14 years as part of its borough plan.
Acting on behalf of the landowners, Fisher German brought the Callendar Farm South site to market and received a number of competitive offers for the land. Jelson Homes is planning to start work on the site in the autumn, building a mixture of two to five bedroom homes.
Luke Brafield, associate partner at Fisher German, said: “Nuneaton is a popular location with strong demand for new homes.
“The site has excellent transport links due to its proximity to the A5, which offers easy access into both Birmingham and Coventry making it very attractive for commuters.
“It is an aspirational area of the town and a perfect location for the mix of homes Jelson plans to build here. There is real potential for growth in this area and we are very pleased to have agreed terms for this well-located site.”
Terry McGreal, land and planning director of Jelson Homes, said: “This is a really well-located site in an area of Nuneaton that is popular with families where there is a real demand for new homes.
“We were very pleased to have been able to secure this attractive site.
“The development will feature a range of new homes, which will be perfect for families looking to live in an area which has excellent amenities and access to nearby cities.”
In January this year the Telegraph reported on the publication of Nuneaton’s long-awaited borough plan, revealing details of what the council foresees happening to the area up until 2031.
The plan calculates what is believed to be the housing need for the area, as well as extra houses to meet Coventry City Council’s requirements.
Coventry cannot meet the housing need within its boundaries so councils across Warwickshire have agreed to take the redistributed homes.
In total, Nuneaton and Bedworth is set to have 13,374 homes built in the borough, 2,330 of which have come from Coventry, and 3,000 which have already been granted planning permission or have been built. Part of the plans is to build homes on the Woodlands in Bedworth, Golf Drive in Nuneaton, Hospital Lane in Bedworth and Arbury in Nuneaton.
In the 180-page document, the council states that building on Greenfield sites is needed and more than 4,000 of the homes are set to be built on green belt land.