Overview
Holmhurst Gardens is an 100% affordable housing scheme in Holmhurst. In partnership with Southern Housing, the scheme will deliver 208 homes, offering a combination of affordable rent and shared ownership.
The development consists of 31 one and two-bed apartments across two blocks and 177 two, three, and four-bed family houses.
Southern Housing purchased the land with assistance from the Homes England Strategic Partnership grant. The project was secured with the benefit of full planning consent, and a section 73 consent was later obtained through a collaborative effort with Southern Housing. This ensured that the scheme met local planning regulations and the evolving needs of the community, resulting in a more sustainable, aesthetic, and well-integrated project.
- Holmhurst, St Leonards
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208 affordable homes
- Southern Housing
A unique collection of high specification shared ownership homes carefully curated with community in mind
Sustainable homes, strong communities
We deliver sustainable, infrastructure-led communities and is an industry leader on biodiversity and the environment.
Sustainability
We ensure our landscape-led development proposals integrate well with the local setting and have a benefit for local wildlife. We ensure that existing trees and hedgerows are retained wherever possible and plant new trees and shrubs in new green spaces.
Whilst the scheme was secured with the benefit of a full planning consent, we worked with Southern to secure a s73 consent. This collaborative effort ensured the scheme met both local planning regulations and the evolving needs of the community, resulting in a more sustainable, aesthetic and well integrated project.
Community
We have a proud history of delivering high quality homes across the South East and want to extend our strong ties with the local community.
Alongside Southern Housing, we want to build strong ties with the local community, which is why we’ve committed to initiatives such as restoring the historic Queen Anne statue, donating equipment to support local youth groups and inviting vulnerable young people to site to inspire their future career in housebuilding.
Preserving history
As part of this development we are overseeing the movement and restoration of a historic statue of Queen Anne.
Unveiled to the public in 1713, the Queen Anne statue was designed by Francis Bird and originally installed at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. After the original was replaced, it moved to its current location in Holmhurst.
The statue has fallen into further disrepair over the years due to a lack of regular maintenance. It’s restoration involves the careful cleaning statue, and modelling the missing heads from the replica statue at St Pauls.
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About us
We are a Sussex-based developer employing over 250 people and several hundred additional local subcontractors throughout the south of England. We deliver sustainable, infrastructure-led communities and is an industry leader on biodiversity and the environment.
In 2022, we were confirmed as the ‘Best Construction & Engineering Company to Work For’ in the UK and have been recognised for our work with young people and veterans. Very recently, we were recognised in the prestigious ‘Best Places to Work 2023’ guide by The Sunday Times.
