Wednesday, April 7, 2010

News: Lovell set for £3.5m Rotherham housing scheme

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National housebuilder, Lovell, has been chosen by Guinness Northern Counties and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to build a £3.5m affordable homes scheme at Wath-upon-Dearne in Rotherham.

The scheme will create 29 houses, flats and bungalows, for rent and rent to homebuy through the housing association, on a number of sites at the White Bear estate. They will include eight two-bedroom, ten three-bedroom and seven four-bedroom houses; two two-bedroom bungalows and two one-bedroom apartments. The new housing, designed by architects AA Design, is due to be completed in spring 2011.

In a pilot scheme for Guinness Northern Counties, two of the three-bedroom houses will be built to Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, the system for measuring the environmental performance of new housing. The Level 5 homes will feature solar photovoltaic roof panels, and an exhaust air heat pump ventilation system.

As part of its commitment to providing jobs and training opportunities, Lovell is taking on an apprentice bricklayer and an apprentice joiner to work on the development.

Lovell regional director Noel Adams said: "This scheme will make an important contribution to the ongoing regeneration of the area. We are delighted to be working with Guinness Northern Counties and the local community to deliver these new affordable homes, using our expertise in building energy-efficient, sustainable housing."

Guiness Northern Counties website
Lovell website

Images: lovell.co.uk

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