By autumn next year Lincoln-based Lindum Group expects to have completed a £9.5m project to build 50 new affordable homes in the Cambridgeshire village of Bottisham, on behalf of Accent Group.
The development includes 30 shared ownership homes and 20 properties for affordable rent. It will be a combination of one-bedroom flats, two to four-bedroom semi-detached houses, and four two-bed bungalows.
The homes will all be built to the previous building regulations, but they will all achieve EPC rating A through the installation of solar panels.
Steve Morris, Accent Group Director of Development, said: “This is a significant development for us and reflects the ambitions of our development strategy which commits to building sustainable homes in areas of high housing need.
“The new homes will be thermally efficient, reducing both fuel consumption and the overall running costs for our customers. We have made a commitment to build all our new homes in our land led programme to an EPC A rating and currently have around 600 homes on site being built to this standard.”
Lindum Construction Manager Colin Knight said: “We are thrilled to be under way on what will be a very exciting project for Accent Group.
“These 50 properties will make a significant impact on the affordable housing needs of the area, encouraging first time buyers to come to the village, whilst also helping the people who grew up there to stay.”
Since work started, foundations have been put in place, and work will soon begin on the roads and sewers. The road works will connect the site to the existing road on Ox Meadow. The Scheme is being developed with part funding from Homes England.
