Summer start for new homes
Work on more than 150 homes on a site south of Bath is due to start this summer, it has been revealed.
Countryside has acquired the Sulis Down scheme, marking its first site purchase in the South West and reflecting its wider growth ambitions.
The developer will deliver 171 homes on the 16.4-acre site, of which 40 per cent will be affordable. The site was acquired with full planning permission, granted in 2019. Designed with natural Bath Stone, the development will offer a range of two-bedroom apartments, two- and three-bedroom flats over garages and three-, four- and fivebedroom houses.
The landscaping of the development will reflect its surroundings and a green strip, known as The Green, will run through the heart of the neighbourhood.
Sulis Down has been designed in the arts and crafts style by the renowned architect Ben Pentreath. Savills acted as the selling agent on the site, securing the freehold sale to Countryside following an informal tender process on the open market.
Darren Dancey, managing director, Partnerships South West, said: “We are extremely proud to have acquired the exemplar Sulis Down development in Bath. The flagship scheme will bring much-needed high-quality homes to a stunning location on the southern edge of this historic city and we are now looking forward to commencing construction in the summer.”