First 333 houses at huge mixed-use site get green light

Countryside Partnership has been granted planning permission by Rushcliffe Borough Council to build 333 homes at Fairham.

The firm has also signed agreements with emh group and Start Living for the scheme’s affordable and private rented homes.

Countryside Partnerships is the first developer to start work on the site. ‘Alvaredus’, so named as a nod to the area’s lineage to Alvaredus de Clifton, a Norman knight, will be made up of two-, three- and four-bedroom houses, including 133 homes for private sale, 100 affordable homes for emh group and 100 private rental homes through Start Living, the single family build-to-rent joint venture between Gatehouse Investment Management and TPG Real Estate Partners.

Martin Harrison, managing director, North East Midlands, Countryside Partnerships said: “It is great to be partnering with emh group on this inclusive residential development which will not only create housing, but also local employment and with millions of pounds of investment in the local economy.”

Chris Jones, executive director for development at emh group said: “We are proud to be working with Countryside Partnerships on this exciting new scheme. These 100 new high-quality homes will contribute towards meeting the housing aspirations of people in the area and will support the local community to thrive.”

Paul Stockwell, managing director of Gatehouse Investment Management, said: “Having worked closely with Countryside Partnerships on other developments, it is hugely pleasing to be undertaking another project with them, which when complete will be Start Living’s third site in Nottingham. Securing planning permission is a major milestone for the scheme, and we look forward to construction getting underway.”

The 606-acre Fairham, on the southern edge of Clifton, is a joint development between Homes England and Clowes Developments.

Robert Hepwood, director – Clowes Developments, added: “After many years of planning Fairham, we are absolutely delighted to welcome Countryside Partnerships to the development. To date, most of the works at Fairham have centred around a £100 million infrastructure works package, ensuring that power, utilities, sewerage, drainage, and roads are in place. The first four buildings on Fairham Business Park are nearing completion with occupiers scheduled to move in before the end of the year. We have worked closely with the NET to create a brand-new access road off Mill Hill serving the Park and Ride and Fairham.

“Having the first housing developers mobilising their team on site is a very exciting next step for Fairham.”