More than 300 homes approved in Chippenham  

Wiltshire Council has granted reserved matters approval for 329 homes at Langley Park in Chippenham, half of which have been designated as affordable. 

The homes will be built on a brownfield site that was used for industrial purposes but has sat vacant. 

Countryside Partnerships is behind the scheme. It has agreed on a £40 million deal with Gresham House Residential Secure Income LP (GH ReSI LP), a partnership that invests in shared ownership housing, to deliver 167 of the homes as affordable housing through accessing government grant funding. 

Alongside the 159 to be delivered by GH ReSI LP as shared ownership, there will be eight affordable rented homes. The rest of the site will be sold on the open market.  

The shared ownership homes will include private gardens or balconies, and heat pumps will be fitted to the apartments so the homes are built to an EPC A standard. 

Darren Dancey, managing director of Countryside Partnerships West, commented: “We’re thrilled to have received approval to bring 329 much-needed homes to Chippenham, 50 per cent of which will be affordable.” 

Ben Fry, managing director of housing at Gresham House, said: “It is a pleasure to be working with Countryside Partnerships on this scheme, which will help to support economic growth and social well-being in the local area and provide more much-needed affordable homes.” 

Construction is set to begin later this year, with the first new-builds due to be completed in early 2025.  

Laura Edgar, The Planner 
14 August 2023

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