The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Work starts building 300 township homes
Work has started on a project to build more than 300 homes at the long awaited Great Haddon development near Peterborough.
Developer Countryside has started work on the scheme, which will provide 125 homes for open-market sale.
In additon there will be 117 two, three and fourbedroom houses for private rental to be owned and managed by Legal & General’s suburban build-to-rent arm, and 105 affordable homes to be owned and managed by
Cross Keys Homes.
The development will be bounded by existing woodland and new water features and will also include new schools and community amenities as part of the wider site.
Glyn Mabey, Managing Director, East Midlands, Countryside said: “We are proud to start building these new family homes, which will provide high-quality accommodation.
"The project will deliver excellence in design, build quality and energy efficiency to meet the most exacting of standards well into the future.
" All this will be delivered in a new community, Great Haddon, offering a familyfriendly setting where residents
can thrive.”
Cross Keys Homes’ Chief Executive, Claire Higgins, said: “Building homes in Peterborough is a fundamental part of our strategic plan because we know there is a real need for affordable housing
options in many communities across the city.
“Working with respected development partners and with funding secured from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, we know that we can continue to provide homes that mean people don’t need to choose between quality and affordability.
“We are delighted that we’ll be able to provide more than 100 families with a place to call home on this site.”
David Reid, Managing Director, Legal & General Suburban Build to Rent, said: “Build to rent as a sector has consistently demonstrated value to investors, delivering robust and defensive income streams, suitable for patient capital investment.
“This is clearly about more than strong investment prospects for us; it’s about providing high-quality rental housing for families across the UK, as working practices and lifestyle demands continue to evolve.
“We are delighted to be developing our first scheme with Countryside to meet these aims and look forward to working with Countryside in future.”
NEW LOOP ROAD
The new Yaxley Loop Road has moved a step closer as major excavation works have been approved.
About,7600 cubic metres of ground will need to be excavated as part of the project.
The new loop road is essential to the creation of the new Great Haddon development, which in total is set to create 5,350 homes, as well as 9,000 jobs, four schools, three shopping centres and sports facilities near the
A1M and A15.
The development is moving forward in phases, with approval for the loop road gained by O&H Properties gained in March 2021.
This will enable 347 new homes to be built on northern parcels on the Phase 1 Development area, which was approved in 2019.
As part of the construction process, the existing site levels need to be adjusted in line with the approved plans and suitable fill materials need to be found to placed beneath the loop road.
The volume of material that needs to be excavated is 7600 cubic metres, which equates to 320 movements using a 40-tonne truck dumper.
It is proposed to excavate the required material from the location of the northern conveyance channel to the north of Phase 2 site and is expected to take six weeks now that they have been approved.
The area will be fenced off while workers, with any required material to be excavated from the location of the conveyance channel to the north of phase two site.