Scores of homes could be craned on to 9-acre site
FIRM SEEKS APPROVAL OVER FORMER COUNCIL DEPOT SITE
UP to 140 factory-built homes could be put on the site of a former council depot in a Nottinghamshire town.
Developer ilke Homes is seeking planning permission for housing on a nine-acre brownfield site in Rolleston Drive, Arnold.
It says it hopes to submit a full planning application for the “affordableled” scheme of two-, three- and four-bedroom houses by the end of the month.
If approved, the homes will be manufactured at the company’s 250,000 sq ft factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, before being delivered to the site.
Tom Heathcote, executive director of development at ilke Homes, said: “Our housing technology means we can quickly deliver a high-quality scheme that brings this derelict site back into productive use and deliver much-needed, sustainable family homes for the local community.
The deal marks the first time Nottinghamshire County Council has released land for factory-built housing. It follows last year’s announcement it was supporting £200m regeneration plans for investment in infrastructure and housing.
The land in Rolleston Drive was derelict for six years before being destroyed by fire in 2017. Tim Garratt, chairman at Innes England, the firm who advised on the deal, said: “I walked past this site as a teenager on my way to Arnold Hill school. Several years on, I’m delighted to see this deal bring forward a significant development for the Arnold community. It will not only see new family and affordable housing brought forward, but a major regeneration of a derelict site.”
The scheme is ilke Homes’ third in Nottinghamshire. In July, the firm signed a deal with Network Rail to build 40 homes in Beeston. In February, it delivered nine zero-carbon homes in Newark for developer Positive Homes. The council has secured an £11m grant from Homes England to prepare eight redundant sites that it owns for housing development in the county. Government support for modern methods of construction (MMC) in housing was shown when ilke Homes secured a £30m investment from Homes England to increase the capacity of its factory. Funding came as part of a scheme to boost MMC and deliver more affordable homes across the UK.
Councillor Kay Cutts, leader of Nottingham County Council, said: “We selected Ilke Homes as the purchaser for this site after receiving many bids from different housebuilders and developers during the tender process.
“The re-use of this site for housing will be a huge benefit to the community and ilke Homes already appear to be making progress with their planning application. The sale will realise a notable capital receipt for Nottinghamshire County Council.”
The re-use of this site for housing will be a huge benefit to the community.
Councillor Kay Cutts