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CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGINS ON SUMMERRELEASE HOMES IN OXFORDSHIRE VILLAGE
L-R David Wilson Homes' Craig Leverton, Campbell Gregg and Rob Allen
Construction work has officially started on David Wilson Homes’ upcoming Chiltern Grange development in the desirable village of Benson.
GREEN LIGHT FOR SUNDERLAND CIVIC CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT The redevelopment of Sunderland’s Civic Centre site into a new residential community, has been given the green light. A planning application for 265 new homes was approved at the City Council’s Planning and Highways (East) Committee meeting.
The leading developer’s Managing Director Campbell Gregg, along with Sales Director Rob Allen, Site Manager Paul Brown, and Construction Director Craig Leverton, were recently onsite to cut the sod at the 240-home community on Watlington Road, which is set to deliver a collection of two to five bedroom properties. The development will also underpin approximately 480 jobs for local people during its time and will bring significant investments of more than £3 million to the area. Nestled at the foot of Chiltern Hills (AONB) with the River Thames flowing through the village, the development’s idyllic location offers a range of amenities in the village with excellent road and rail links to Wallingford, Oxford, Reading and London. With the first homes due to be released this summer, house hunters are being encouraged to register their interest with the David Wilson Homes sales team to be among the first to hear about the available properties.
North East regeneration and construction specialist Vistry Partnerships will deliver the project which, in addition to the new housing, will provide high quality public open spaces and cycling and pedestrian links, improving access to the city centre. Of particular note is a proposal to recreate Saint George’s Square – bomb damaged during the Second World War and lost to redevelopment in the 60s – with the Grade II listed Saint George’s House as the focal point. The architecture and streetscape will be sensitive to the parkside location and the Ashbrooke Conservation Area.
BUILDING GREENER HOMES SAFELY
The completed homes will be sold under Vistry’s house building brand Linden Homes and will range from one to four bedroomed homes, with many benefitting from views across Mowbray Park. A complex demolition programme will be undertaken to clear the site ready for the new development. The civic centre redevelopment is part of a wider plan to build more than 7,000 new homes across the city by 2030. This will ensure that Sunderland has the volume and variety of homes it needs to attract and retain a diverse range of residents.
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