Wates secures £5.6m contract in Coventry

HOUSEBUILDER Wates Living Space has secured a £5.6m contract to provide 50 new homes in Coventry.

The company is to deliver the homes for Whitefriars Housing, part of WM Housing Group. The properties range from two to six-bedroom homes and will be spread across three sites in the city.
 
Designed by Oakley Architects, 45 of the homes will be built across two sites on Whitworth Avenue in Stoke Aldermoor. The remaining five will be built on Kele Road following the demolition of a former health clinic.
 
To meet Coventry City Council’s 10% renewable energy target for all major new developments, the homes will comply with Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
 
Lee Sale, Regional Director for Wates Living Space, said: “The shortage of quality, affordable housing across the UK is widely acknowledged, so this project is fantastic news for Coventry and its residents.

“We are pleased to be continuing our longstanding relationship with Whitefriars Housing, which has seen the team deliver a variety of new-build, mixed-tenure regeneration and energy projects over the last 14 years.

“This development will bring a significant boost to the local economy, by providing opportunities for local businesses to join our supply chain whilst also creating employment and training opportunities for local people.”

Kevin Willetts, Executive Director of Development at WM Housing Group added: “This project has come about as a result of partnership working with Coventry City Council and is funded in part by a Social Housing Grant from the Homes & Communities Agency. We are delighted that Wates will be delivering much needed new affordable housing for Whitefriars in Coventry through this project.”
 
Wates Living Space is also currently delivering Gateway, a £6m homeless centre for Whitefriars Housing in Coventry. This is due to open later in the spring.