Developer due to start work on Stroud development
Plans to redevelop an industrial estate in Stroud have taken a major step forward.
Gloucester developer Newland Homes has purchased the site and is poised to start demolition and groundworks this year.
Last year, Stroud District Council gave the green light to Newland Homes’ plans to transform Daniels Industrial Estate into 111 low and zero carbon homes.
The scheme includes 88 two and three bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes and 23 one and two bed apartments.
The low and zero carbon homes will be equipped with the latest renewable technology for heat and power. Air source heat pumps will heat the houses in lieu of gas boilers and properties will benefit from a significant array of high-performance solar panels to generate electricity. Buildings have been orientated to maximise solar gain and will be constructed with high levels of insulation to deliver significant energy savings. Furthermore, wiring provision for electric car charging points will be provided. All these initiatives far surpass the UK’s existing building regulations.
Andrew Billings, Land Director at Newland Homes, commented: “Redevelopment has been a long time coming, and we’re eager to start regenerating this brownfield site to create a desirable collection of design-led, sustainable homes. Our award-winning zero carbon homes are widely recognised as the future for housing and we’re pleased to be able to bring these to Stroud.”
Daniels Industrial Estate was first identified for redevelopment in 2018.
Newland Homes is an independent housebuilder and the company began in Cheltenham in 1991, before relocating to Barnwood on the outskirts of Gloucester.
