Land deals signal green light for 365-home development plans
Housing provider, Countryside Partnerships, has acquired two plots of land in Oldham as part of its £82m housing development in the area.
The two sites in Fitton Hill, on Hill Farm Close and Rosary Road, received planning permission from Oldham Council in April 2022, and will see the construction of 365 new homes across 22 acres, using a mixture of housing types and tenures.
The development will be constructed on brownfield land formally occupied by Fitton Hill County Infant, Fitton Hill Secondary Modern and Marland Fold Schools, as well as a now demolished housing estate. Countryside, working in partnership with Great Places Housing Group and Sigma Capital, will deliver 187 houses for sale on the open market, alongside 97 private rented under Sigma’s private rental brand, Simple Life, and 81 affordable houses.
Joe Turner, managing director, Manchester and Cheshire East, Countryside, said: “This development will make a significant contribution to Oldham’s available housing supply, creating a high quality, energy-efficient mixed housing offer in an area where investment is much needed.
“The purchase of this land is the final piece of the jigsaw to get this exciting development under way. We are now able to begin transforming these previously vacant sites into a sustainable community for the benefit of current and future generations.”
Helen Spencer, executive director of growth at Great Places, said: “This site will provide 81 much needed affordable homes. The scheme is testament to the power of partnership working and we look forward to the new homes complimentary the neighbourhood.”
Jason Berry, regional managing director at Sigma Capital, said: “Over the years, we have seen a huge demand for our many hundreds of Simple Life homes within the North West region, so we are certain that we can continue to serve local families with exciting developments such as Fitton Hill.”
Following the purchase of the land, it is expected that construction will begin imminently.
