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New homes selling fast at former quarry site
Development of a new ‘urban village’ at the former Plymstock Quarry is now well under way with the first phase of 110 homes currently under construction.
The development will eventually see the creation of nearly 1,700 homes in the former Blue Circle quarry north of Billacombe Road. reserved with 25 currently available for Persimmon Homes were granted full purchase. The first stage of the overall planning permission for the development development will involve construction of - known as Saltram Meadow - in January 400 homes. 2011. The 180-acre Plymstock Quarry development will be mainly residential but will also include a supermarket, primary school, doctors surgery, commercial units for complementary shopping, service and food and drink uses. There will also be extensive public open spaces and landscaping.
Persimmon Homes is offering a number of incentives to potential buyers including part-exchange and Help to Buy scheme. The developer’s contributions to local infrastructure include £1.5 million for sports provision, including £420,000 towards a swimming pool for Plymstock, to be built by the developers of the nearby Sherford new town.
An independent assessment Persimmon estimates the Homes are value of the also required investment at to develop around £400 a training million and programme for is expected local people to take an while there estimated will be £6.4m 15 years to towards high complete. The The first phase of 110 homes are selling fast at quality public work will create Saltram Meadow transport along about 850 the Eastern jobs, including Corridor, £310,000 towards strategic apprenticeships. cycleway improvements, £693,000 Marketing of the first phase of homes began in January this year and there has been a high level of interest in the range of properties available. Persimmon is offering one, two, three and four bedroom homes on the site. More than a third of the first release of 110 homes have already been sold or
towards a new A379 footbridge,£1.9m towards secondary school provision and a contribution of £35,000 towards the delivery of the Saltram Countryside Park. The Section 106 commitments will also include £15,000 towards Plymstock Library facilities and £33,000 towards off-site allotments.
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August 2014
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