News from our partners: Site tour in St Martin’s as work starts on £5.8 million homes development
News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited (Shropshire Council’s wholly-owned housing company)
Ahead of work starting on a new £5.8m housing development in St Martin’s, invited guests have toured the site and learned all about the project being delivered by Cornovii Developments Limited, Shropshire Council’s wholly-owned housing company, in partnership with McPhillips Ltd.
Guests, including community leaders, councillors and stakeholders, learned that work at the St Martins site will begin with the demolition of the former Ifton Heath Primary School and that 35 homes will be constructed.
Cornovii Homes hosted a site visit for partners and local people to view the start of progress on the latest development at St Martin’s, near Oswestry. L-R: Mark Barrow (Shropshire Council’s executive director of place and economy), Dean Carroll (Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for physical infrastructure), Helen Williams (Chair of St Martin’s Parish Council), Paul Inions (Managing Director of McPhillips), Harpreet Rayet (Managing Director of Cornovii Homes).
Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd
The development of the brownfield site, to be known as Ifton Green, will bring a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes, and a range of styles including detached, semi-detached houses and bungalows. Thirteen of the homes will be affordable.
Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, said:-
“I am delighted to see another Cornovii Homes development getting underway and knowing that another 35 sustainable homes are going to be made available to local people.”
Steve Davenport, local Shropshire Councillor for St Martin’s, added:-
“Overton Road will offer a mix of house styles, which means a natural community will develop around the development, from young families to people looking to downsize or seeking a home for their retirement.
“The development will provide sustainable homes for local people.”
Cornovii Developments Limited is partnering with local contractor McPhillips to deliver the homes.
Cornovii Homes hosted a site visit for partners and local people to view the start of progress on the latest development at St Martin’s, near Oswestry.
Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd
Harpreet Rayet, managing director of Cornovii Developments Limited, added:-
“McPhillips Ltd is a local contractor and has great experience working in delivering our objectives of creating local employment opportunities, delivering high quality sustainable homes and working in partnership with the local community.”
Stuart Mackenzie, McPhillips’ project director, said:-
“This is an exciting project and a great opportunity to expand our already expansive portfolio of work. Working locally in partnerships with local developers, professionals, subcontractors and suppliers is a positive position for us all.”
Overton Road provides local people the opportunity to get onto the property ladder. All properties are built to achieve 31% higher energy efficiency standards than an average new build home, and benefit from solar panel, smart technology and increased insulation levels.
The project is set for completion in autumn 2023 and forms part of Shropshire Council’s house building programme to deliver 1,000 new homes starts in the county by 2026.
To find out more about homes at Overton Road visit: https://cornoviihomes.co.uk/housing-developments/overton-road/
