First housebuilder revealed for £800m mixed-use scheme

Housebuilder Countryside has been announced as the first company set to develop new homes at Fairham, the new £800m neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nottingham.

It plans to build 332 new homes on 20 acres of land south of Nottingham Road at Fairham – the new 606-acre mixed-use development is being delivered in partnership by Clowes Developments and Homes England, the government’s housing accelerator.

A planning application will be submitted to Rushcliffe Borough Council before the summer for a mix of housing types, including three- and four-bedroom houses and one- and two- bedroom apartments. The homes will be a combination of affordable housing through a registered partner as well as homes for private rent and open market sale.

Subject to planning permission, it is anticipated that work will start on site before the end of the year, with the first properties available to occupy from late Spring 2022.

Glyn Mabey, managing director, partnerships East Midlands, Countryside said: “Fairham is set to be an extraordinary new neighbourhood and we believe that our mix of house designs and tenures will play an important part in creating this new community for Nottingham.

“Working in partnership with Clowes Developments and Homes England is perfectly aligned to our guiding principle of working collaboratively to create diverse and sustainable communities that become places people love.”

Land and planning director with Clowes Developments, Robert Hepwood, said: “We warmly welcome Countryside to Fairham and look forward to working with them to create both sustainable and desirable new homes for local people.

“We are now starting to see activity across the site increasing. Over the coming twelve months we will be progressing work at pace by working closely with our development partners to bring more high-quality homes and infrastructure to fruition.”

Construction and civil engineering contractor Winvic has already been working to deliver the first phase of infrastructure works at Fairham over the winter, including improvements to Nottingham Road, drainage and further preparatory works for future construction phases.

Fairham is being delivered by Derbyshire-based Clowes Developments in partnership with Homes England, the government’s housing accelerator, who instructed Savills’ Nottingham development team as the agent to assist in marketing the site. £100 million of infrastructure investment is due for the 606-acre Fairham development, which was awarded outline planning permission at the start of 2018.

In total, as well up to 3,000 new homes, 1m sq ft of commercial space and a neighbourhood centre will be built as well as community, health and educational facilities and 200 acres of green space.

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