From garages to homes Flats and houses regenerate brownfield site
THE site of 92 redundant garages has been transformed with 11 new affordable homes in Bishop’s Cleeve.
The homes in Bishops Drive were built to meet the demand for housing in the area and to regenerate a location blighted by antisocial behaviour.
The 11 homes include four one-bedroom flats, four two-bedroom houses and three three-bedroom houses. Four of the homes will be for social rent, with the remainder for shared ownership.
The development is by the Eveshambased Rooftop Housing Group.
Its head of development, Mark Ramdehal, said: “We endeavour to ensure that our customers and residents feel safe in the community and enjoy their surroundings.
“Developing this garage site into new and high-quality affordable homes is a move to tackle such antisocial behaviour and regenerate the area.”
Planning permission for the site was granted by Tewkesbury Borough Council last year and Gloucester-based building contractor Aqua Construction was taken on after a competitive tendering process.
Rooftop had taken on Hemmingway
Design and TKA Studio Space to transform the site. The homes have been constructed to the ‘Rooftop Living Homes Standard’ with a fabric-first approach supplemented by Photo-voltaic panels, resulting in warm, highly energy-efficient homes with an EPC energy rating of A.
David Hannon, Rooftop Housing Group executive director of investment, said: “We are delighted with the quality and design of these new homes built on brownfield land.
“These homes achieve the highest level of energy performance and provide space standards that are amongst the best for local people for rent and shared ownership.
“This is another example of Rooftop investing in the Smiths Estate, an estate built for the staff of the famous Smiths and Son (Cheltenham) Ltd, makers of clocks, automotive and aircraft instruments.”
The development forms part of Rooftop’s plans for the development and regeneration of the Bishop’s Cleeve redundant garage courts.