Contractor picked for £11.7m Wythenshawe scheme
DEVELOPER and regeneration specialist Lovell has been appointed by Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) for an £11.7m design-and-build contract to deliver 130 new affordable homes in south Manchester.
The development, on a brownfield site at Greenbrow Road, west Wythenshawe, will create 52 houses for sale and shared ownership and 78 apartments for affordable rent through WCHG.
Construction work by Altrincham-based Lovell recently got under way on land formerly occupied by five blocks of flats owned by WCHG. The homes are set to be completed in January 2018.
Nigel Wilson, group chief executive of Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, says: “We are delighted to launch this exciting new project and create much-needed affordable housing for this area. This will be another landmark development for the group following on from Village 135.”
Lovell regional director Nigel Yates says: “We’re delighted to be working once again with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group helping deliver its major new-build housing programme.
“This development will bring a mix of smart modern new homes, available for rent, shared ownership and sale, to an area which has a real shortage of family homes as well as housing suitable for single people and first-time buyers. High levels of energy-efficiency will be built into the new homes helping residents save on fuel bills.”
The development follows Lovell’s completion in 2013 of the New Foxfield development – 52 houses and 16 flats in Newall Green, Wythenshawe.
