Land sale paves way for new housing scheme
Mac Mic Group has signed a contract with Curo Enterprise to sell a 25.2 acre site for residential development in Keynsham, Somerset.
The site on Bath Road was marketed by Davies & Way and Mac Mic Group in late 2022.
In February 2023, Bath and North East Somerset Council granted outline planning permission for the construction of up to 213 homes, of which 30 per cent will be affordable, as well as a replacement sports pitch for the nearby primary school.
The acquisition by Bristol-based Curo Enterprise provides a continuation of the housing association’s earlier delivery of 56 homes on the nearby Hygge Park development.
The scheme also accommodates a number of public footpaths that cross the site and incorporates various green corridors through the site with open space to the east extending to Saltford.
Nevin Holden, South West regional manager at Mactaggart & Mickel Group, said: “We have a long history as a land promotor and investor, with a reputation built on both community engagement and quality placemaking. On behalf of the land owners, we conducted an extensive stakeholder and community engagement programme prior to submitting our planning application.
“Our priority was to understand what local people need from a new neighbourhood, so that our proposal delivers maximum benefit to the community in terms of new homes and facilities. Our aim is to create a sense of place that local people can be proud of. This site has the potential to deliver much-needed new homes to a well-connected, popular and attractive area.
“We were delighted to achieve a Building with Nature Design accreditation for this site, ensuring that its green credentials were as good as they could possibly be.”
