Former brickworks set to be transformed into £20m housing scheme

Vistry Group is set to bring a £20m housing development to Northamptonshire, after its purchase of a 7.48 acre brownfield site.

The site, formerly used for a brick works and a garage, is set to be transformed into 84 family homes by the developer.

It will include one- and two-bedroom maisonettes and apartments, and two-, three- and four-bedroom homes.

A full planning application for the scheme is currently being developed and is anticipated to be submitted later this year, with construction expected to start in 2025.

Andy Reynolds, managing director of Vistry South East Midlands, said: “We are thrilled to have secured the land to build these much-needed family homes in Northampton, demonstrating our commitment to planning high-quality communities that meet the diverse housing needs of individual areas.”

Olivia Haslam, associate director in the development team at Savills in Nottingham, says: “The sale of the site now creates a significant pipeline to address housing need in the area which will deliver sustainable homes and benefit the local community for generations to come. Vistry has a proven track record in delivering high quality living accommodation and this new development, subject to planning, will help create a new community which benefits from great links to town centre amenities and good schools nearby.”