Work begins on £17m housing development
A £17m mixed-tenure housing development is now underway in the Herefordshire village of Marden, with SJ Roberts Construction appointed by Citizen New Homes to deliver the project.
Work began on site this week, marking the start of a three-year construction programme that will bring 90 new homes to the area.
Called New House Farm, the scheme will include 16 shared ownership homes, 16 for social rent, and 58 open-market properties to be sold through Citizen’s Signature Homes brand.
The two to four-bedroom homes will be built using timber frames manufactured by Lowfield Timber Frames, a sister company to SJ Roberts Construction.
Mike Sambrook, managing director at SJ Roberts Construction said: “We’re pleased to be partnering with Citizen New Homes once again. As part of our work on this development, we will additionally partner with Citizen New Homes to work within the local community and in particular Marden Primary Academy next door to the development and we look forward to welcoming the pupils on-site visits so that they can learn more about our work in construction. We’re also intending to create several apprenticeship roles here, thereby supporting young people in the local community to commence their careers in construction.”
Nick King, contracts manager at Citizen New Homes said: “Working in a location such as Marden, it is important to remain mindful of the impact that these new homes will have on the local community. Having worked with SJ Roberts Construction before, we’re confident that we’re partnering with a team that shares this sentiment. The use of timber frame construction is well-recognised as being more energy efficient so will benefit the future residents at New House Farm via lower energy costs. Importantly though, throughout the construction phase, there will be reduced disruption compared to more traditional build methods.”
