THE first phase of new affordable homes in Crewe have been delivered under a deal between Castle Green Partnerships and Torus.
It’s the latest milestone in a deal agreed between Torus and Castle Green Partnerships to deliver almost 600 affordable homes across four sites in the Northwest.
Work to create 110 affordable new homes at The Blossoms on Flowers Lane, Crewe, started in June 2023. The overall 53-acre site benefits from reserved matters planning approval for 400 homes.
Further phases of the development will see an additional 94 homes delivered for Torus, alongside 196 private sale properties to be built and sold by Castle Green Homes.
Partnerships director Eoin O’Donnell said: “Handing over the first eight homes in Crewe to Torus marks a key point in our partnership as we work together to provide much needed affordable homes in the town. This scheme is a prime example of how the partnerships model is tackling the housing shortage and providing high quality, energy efficient new homes. Partnerships like this will be key if the Government is to achieve its target of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years.”
Torus Homes will be selling 83 family homes on the development through shared ownership. The first phase of homes is now available to reserve, with prices starting from £92,000 for a 40% share. The other 27 homes will be available through affordable rent.
Steve Alcock, director of development and technical at Torus, said: “The completion and handover of the first homes at The Blossoms mark a significant milestone in our aspirations to deliver affordable homes in Cheshire East. This new community will add to the continued evolution of Crewe, supported by the new highway network locally and expansion of Leighton Hospital.”
Along with the new homes in Crewe, Castle Green Partnerships and Torus are working together to deliver a mix of affordable rent and shared ownership properties at two other sites in Cheshire at Daresbury and Congleton, plus in Thornton, Sefton.
Castle Green Homes, headquartered at St Asaph and with an office at Preston Brook, is a multi-award-winning, rapidly growing business operating across North Wales and the Northwest of England.
In the year ending March 31, 2024, the company built 291 homes and achieved turnover of £91 million. It aims to deliver 600 homes in the current financial year.
Castle Green has revolutionised homebuying with the introduction of Willow – a digital new homes assistant. The digital transformation of the business earned recognition at the Housebuilder Awards, Marketing Week Awards and Construction Marketing Awards.
The company has also finalised a net-zero plan that illustrates a potential path to reduce emissions by at least 50% by 2030; and offset residual emissions for the 2022-23 financial year via verified projects, enabling the business to declare carbon net-zero status, which will be maintained in the future.
