Developer wins permission to build 123 homes at Brue Farm in Highbridge

Keepmoat Homes & Homes England won permission to build 115 homes for open market sale, eight affordable homes, public spaces, footpaths and play areas at Brue Farm in Highbridge.

Keepmoat Homes said it has completed contracts on the land with Homes England and groundworks have already begun on the site.

Gerraint Oakley, regional managing director at Keepmoat Homes in the South West, said: “We’re delighted to be moving forward with this new 123 home development in Highbridge following completing contracts with Homes England.

"Having worked with our partner ilke Homes to successfully bring high quality modular homes to other sites in our region, we’re excited that Brue Farm will be our first development to fully employ modern methods of construction.”

Keepmoat Homes said all of the new homes will manufactured in a controlled factory environment and delivered to the site which will enable them to deliver the development quickly.

Lisa Broom, development manager at Homes England, said: “Since taking possession of this stalled site in March 2018, Homes England has prepared the land for development; including demolition works and construction of the first phase of surface water drainage infrastructure.

"We’re now pleased to hand the site over to Keepmoat Homes who will use modern methods of construction to increase the pace of delivery of much-needed new homes in Highbridge.”

And Dave Sheridan, executive chairman of ilke Homes, said: “Momentum around modular housing is continuing to grow in the UK, with this 123 home mixed-tenure development in Highbridge showcasing our ability to deliver high-quality and sustainable precision-engineered homes at scale.

"Working alongside Keepmoat Homes and Homes England once more demonstrates the confidence that our partners have in the quality of our homes and the pace of our delivery throughout the UK.”

To find out more about the development visit www.keepmoat.com