Work starts on housing scheme next to football stadium

Building work has begun on a development that will bring more than 100 affordable homes to South Gloucestershire.

Housing association Bromford has started work on its site off Iron Acton Way in Yate, next to Yate Town Football Club’s South West Interiors Stadium.

The housing association, which has offices in nearby Chipping Sodbury, bought the land in a multi-million pound deal last year.

Bromford’s in-house construction team, Bromford Developments Ltd, has now started work preparing the site for the 118 home development.

Bromford is starting work to create a new access point to the site off of Iron Acton Way and creating new connections to existing utilities. This work will require traffic-controlled roadworks on Iron Acton Way for 36 weeks, starting from end of May.

Construction manager Craig Derrick said: “We appreciate the patience and understanding from motorists who will be affected by these roadworks over the weeks ahead. We will aim to complete the work as quickly as possible to limit disruption and so we can start work on the new homes.”

The development is expected to take around three-and-a-half years complete, with the first homes due to be ready for customers to move into in autumn 2026.

Land buyer Adam Crompton added: “We know there remains a real need for more affordable housing in South Gloucestershire, which is why we were interested in acquiring this site. We’re delighted to have started work on this project which will help reduce homelessness, overcrowding, as well as giving first-time buyers the chance to own a home through the shared ownership properties we’re building here. This development will provide people of all ages with modern, energy efficient homes in which they can thrive.”