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 2018-19 we completed 400 homes and started 600 more.
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.
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.
Where: Old Warwick Road, Lapworth
Number of homes: 15
Breakdown of homes: 13 affordable rent, two shared ownership
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between October 2019 and June 2020
Contractor: AC Lloyd Homes Ltd
Architect: Robothams Architects
Employer’s agent: Walker Cotter Ltd
About this development: A mixture of flats, houses and a bungalow.
Pictures coming soon.
Where: Tidbury Green, Solihull
Number of homes: 80 homes
Breakdown of homes: 52 affordable rent, 28 shared ownership
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between November and December 2021
Contractor: Miller Homes Ltd
Architect: Miller Homes Ltd
Employer’s agent: The Derek Evans Partnership
About this development: A mixture of flats, maisonettes and houses.
Pictures coming soon.
Where: Foldgate Lane, Ludlow
Number of homes: 34 homes
Breakdown of homes: 24 rented, ten shared ownership
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between September 2020 and April 2021
Contractor: Crest Nicholson Midlands
Architect: Crest Nicholson Midlands
Employer’s agent: Walker Cotter Ltd
About this development: A mix of two and three-bedroom houses.
Pictures coming soon.
Where: Tenbury Road, Cleobury Mortimer
Number of homes: 22
Breakdown of homes: 12 affordable rent, ten shared ownership
Estimated completion: Phased handovers between June 2020 to October 2020
Contractor: Jessup Brothers Ltd
Architect: S.P. Faizey Chartered Architects
Employer’s agent: Waldeck Associates Ltd
About this development: A mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom houses.
Pictures coming soon.
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.
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: North Arran Way, Solihull
Number of homes: 21
Breakdown of homes: All affordable rents
Completed: Last homes handed over June 2019
Contractor: Bellway
Architect: CHBC Architects
Employer’s agent: The Derek Evans Partnership
About this development: Part of a 15-year regeneration project in North Solihull, this development has seen 21 new affordable homes replace an unsightly shopping precinct. The homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Read more about our North Solihull regeneration
Where: Bransford Road, Rushwick
Number of homes: Six
Breakdown of homes: All social rented
Completed: June 2019
Contractor: Kendrick Homes
Architect: Kendrick Homes
Employer’s agent: WP Housing
About this development: This former greenfield site has been transformed into a mixture of two and three-bedroom homes and maisonettes, all offered at social rent.
