Building new homes
We are committed to building 650 homes a year – 550 at social and affordable rents and 100 to help people onto the housing ladder.
Here are some of the developments we’re working on at the moment.
We are committed to building 650 homes a year – 550 at social and affordable rents and 100 to help people onto the housing ladder.
Here are some of the developments we’re working on at the moment.
In 2020-21 we completed 506 homes and started 407 more.
Where: Cheylesmore, Coventry
Number of homes: 30
Breakdown of homes: 30 retirement living flats for people aged over 55
Estimated completion: December 2022
Contractor: J Harper & Sons
About this development: Swift Court will replace our existing retirement living accommodation at Eric Inott House as well as the previous building on the site which was a 16 flat development for the over 55s.
Read about Swift Court here
Where: Churchfields, Kidderminster
Number of homes: 246
Breakdown of homes: 100 for outright sale and 146 affordable homes
Estimated completion: Spring 2024
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: Work started on the site in summer 2020 and there is also an 1802 warehouse which is being converted into flats on the development
Read more about Churchfields here
Where: Spirit Quarters, Coventry
Number of homes: 94
Breakdown of homes: 74 outright sale and 20 affordable homes
Estimated completion: Spring 2024
Contractor: Keepmoat Homes
About this development: Spirit Quarters is a major regeneration programme transforming North East Coventry. This is the fifth phase and phases one to four have already provided 979 new homes in the area
Read more about Spirit Quarters phase five here
Where: Ridge Hill, Wordsley, near Stourbridge
Number of homes: 103
Breakdown of homes: 30 affordable rent, 13 social rent, nine shared ownership and 51 outright sale homes
Estimated completion: Handovers start March 2022
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: Built on the former Ridge Hill hospital site in Wordsley, the site provides a significant contribution to new build affordable housing in the area
Read more about Ridge Hill here
Where: Lea Castle
Number of homes: 600
Breakdown of homes: 59 social rent, 100 affordable rent, 81 shared ownership and 360 outright sale
Estimated completion: Handovers start March 2022
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: Built on the former Lea Castle hospital site at Kidderminster, the 600 homes will be built over the next eight years. This £137m development will provide more affordable housing than is required by the local planning authority.
Read more about Lea Castle here
Here are some of the housing schemes we recently completed.
Where: Littlethorpe, Willenhall
Number of homes: Two
Breakdown of homes: Two affordable rent
Completed: Homes handed over in July 2019
Contractor: Totally Modular Ltd
Architect: Totally Modular Ltd
Employer’s agent: The Derek Evans Partnership
About this development: Our first ever pilot of modular homes – the homes were built in a factory and lifted onto the site, which was previously a demolished Scout hut. The development received widespread coverage on Midlands Today, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire and Coventry Live.
Read more about our modular pilot here
Where: Wood End and Henley Green
Number of homes: 68
Breakdown of homes: All affordable rents
Completed: Last homes handed over December 2018
Contractor: Keepmoat Homes
Architect: Keepmoat Homes
Employer’s agent: Walker Cotter Ltd
About this development: This phase of our Spirit Quarters regeneration has seen a mixture of apartments and homes built in Wood End and Henley Green. More than 3,300 homes have now been built as part of the Spirit Quarters regeneration.
Read more about Spirit Quarters
Where: Hall Green, Birmingham
Number of homes: 210
Breakdown of homes: Shared ownership, affordable rent and outright sale
Completed: April 2021
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: This former dog track has been transformed with two and three bedroom houses.
Find out more about Hall Green here
Where: Gerard Avenue and Queen Margaret’s Road, Westwood Heath
Number of homes: 72
Breakdown of homes: 51 affordable rent, 21 outright sale through Signature New Homes
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between June and December 2019
Contractor: Lovell Homes
Architect: Oakley Architects
Employer’s agent: The Derek Evans Partnership
About this development: A mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes, this scheme has been developed as part of our innovative joint venture with Coventry City Council.
Find out more about this development here
Where: Little Moor Hill, Smethwick
Number of homes: 22
Breakdown of homes: 11 affordable rent, 11 shared ownership
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between January 2021 and July 2021
Contractor: TC Homes
Architect: TC Homes Contracting Ltd
Employer’s agent: The Derek Evans Partnership
About this development: A mix of two and three bedroom homes which will help some people rent and others get a foot on the housing ladder via shared ownership.
Read more about Little Moor Hill here
Where: York Road, Hall Green
Number of homes: 87
Breakdown of homes: 21 shared ownership and 66 affordable rent.
Estimated completion: April 2022
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: The brownfield site used to be a former UTC Aerospace System facility – the Birmingham base of the US aerospace and defence company, but this has been transformed into an 87-home development using modern methods of construction.
Where: York Road, Hall Green
Number of homes: 87
Breakdown of homes: 21 shared ownership and 66 affordable rent.
Estimated completion: April 2022
Contractor: Vistry Partnerships
About this development: The brownfield site used to be a former UTC Aerospace System facility – the Birmingham base of the US aerospace and defence company, but this has been transformed into an 87-home development using modern methods of construction.
Find out more about York Road here
