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Why We Don’t Build Enough Homes
There are persistent shortfalls in the number of homes built across England, Scotland and Wales, with less than 250,000 built last year across Great...
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South Seaham Shapes Up – Garden Village Schedules 1,500 Homes
County Durham’s 1,500 homes South Seaham Garden Village has taken a huge step forward with landowner Tolent completing the land sale to a trio of developers.
Those developers include Karbon Homes, Taylor Wimpey and Miller Homes.
The completion of the deal means construction of the project, which was awarded garden village status back in 2019, can now progress. Infrastructure works linking the development to the nearby A182 are due to start this summer with the first phases of housing commencing early in 2023.
Net Zero standards
750 homes will be developed for private market sale by Miller Homes and Taylor Wimpey, with the remaining 750 homes to be of mixed tenure including rent to buy, shared ownership and affordable rent options.
A good proportion of the affordable homes will be designed to meet the emerging net-zero standards providing lower operational costs for residents as well as minimising the environmental impact of the development.
“The site has been owned by Tolent for a number of years and we have been working in partnership with Durham County Council to create an ambitious garden village.”
– Paul Webster
CEO, Tolent
Partnership
Tolent will remain engaged in the project following the sale of the land and has entered into a construction partnership with Karbon Homes to deliver its share of the properties supporting local housing delivery over the next decade.
Sarah Robson, director of development and regeneration at Karbon Homes, says: “We’ve bought our share of the land at South Seaham Garden Village and this is the largest development we have embarked on to date.”
In addition to the planned housing, the project includes a new village centre, which will include the delivery of a two-form entry primary school and a range of community facilities.
Taylor Wimpey
Russ Hall, MD of Taylor Wimpey North East, says: “We are pleased to continue our investment in the North-East and the delivery of a new garden village community.”
Seaham
Patrick Arkle, MD for the north-east at Miller Homes says: “This is a key location for us. Seaham has transformed over the years into a popular beachfront destination and an up-and-coming place to live. The scale of the site presents lots of opportunities and we believe it will become a flagship development offering a range of much-needed three, four and five-bed homes.”
The site is set to be a testbed for future technologies with a range of modern methods of construction planned for use with the potential for off-site panellised solutions and a range of alternative building methodologies currently being considered.
Picture: An impression of South Seaham Garden Village in Durham where 1,500 homes are to be built.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
20th July 2022