Golden brick marks the start of 36 affordable homes in Cambridgeshire
We've partnered with Taylor Wimpey to deliver 36 much-needed affordable homes as part of their Burghley Green development at West Cambourne in Cambridgeshire.
To celebrate the partnership reaching its first major milestone, our Senior Development Manager, Jack Bass, along with South Cambridgeshire District Council's Lead Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor John Batchelor attended site to lay the initial 'golden brick'. Also present to mark the official start of construction on the affordable homes were Taylor Wimpey's Assistant Manager, Richard Cooke, and our Employers Agent, Potter Raper's Associate Director, Mitchell Allain and Assistant Project Manager, Oliver Chamberlain.
We will be receiving 18 shared ownership and 18 affordable rented homes consisting of a range of 1-3 bedroom homes, including both houses and apartments, as part of Taylor Wimpey's S106 agreement for this phase of new homes. These new affordable homes will help form part of Taylor Wimpey's wider portfolio to build 2,350 new homes at the new settlement in Cambourne.
Our Senior Development Manager, Jack Bass, said: “This event marks a significant step in the ongoing commitment by both organisations to provide much needed high-quality affordable homes in Cambourne.
“We are very pleased to be working with Taylor Wimpey and our Employer's Agent, Potter Raper, to help increase the supply of affordable homes in Cambridgeshire and look forward to welcoming the new residents to their homes in the coming months.”
Our Chief Executive, Claire Higgins, said: “With the high cost of home ownership and many of those who are in private rented properties struggling to pay for their home, truly affordable homes are needed more now than ever before, and we are committed to ensuring we do all that we can to help. We are aiming to build many such homes in Cambridgeshire over the coming years.”
South Cambridgeshire District Council's Lead Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor John Batchelor, added: "These affordable homes will help meet local housing needs and give more people the opportunity to live in a quality home they can afford. Through collaborative work between our Housing and Planning teams, we secured an affordable housing mix that reflects the needs of people on our housing waiting list. With the Council retaining 100% nomination rights for the initial lettings, we can ensure these much-needed homes are allocated to local people who need them most."
These homes benefit from having triple glazing, EV charging points and waste water heat recovery systems making them highly energy efficient and will help yield savings on utility bills.
Visit our 'buy a home' section to find out more about shared ownership and to also view these new homes, which will be ready for residents to move into from springtime next year.