Works starts on Longbridge housing scheme
Work has begun on the construction of the first 115 homes to be built on the former Rover car plant site in Longbridge. The new homes, just off Lickey Road, are part of the wider £1bn regeneration of the district.
The wider regeneration will transform more than 400 acres of land into a “sustainable community”, said the developer behind the scheme, St Modwen.
Up to 10,000 new jobs and up to 2,000 new homes are expected to be created in the process.
A new town centre will feature the new £66m Bournville College, which is currently under construction.
The first 115 homes will comprise two-, three- and four-bedroom houses, and will include a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached designs.
Plans also include 12 two-bedroom apartments, housed in a three-storey apartment building.
Supported by £3.7m of Kickstart funding from the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA), work is now underway on site with the first new homes expected to be released to the market in June 2011.
John Dodds, West Midlands regional director for St Modwen, said: “In an economic climate which has seen developers across the UK mothballing new residential developments, St Modwen is forging ahead with plans to create a new residential community at Longbridge with the support of the HCA.
“This proactive approach to development not only shows our determination to progress with revitalising this area of Birmingham, it also signals our confidence in the strength of the regional property market.”
