Our agency team recently completed the sale of the site off Main Road in Shuttington, North Warwickshire to new homes developer, Elan Homes. The land was promoted through North Warwickshire Borough Council’s Local Plan whilst our planning team drew up a planning application for up to 24 homes to be built.
Outline planning permission was secured in May 2020, after which we marketed the site via informal tender. We received a high level of interest due to the land’s location being within proximity to Tamworth which provides links to public transport and local road networks. The landowners had received multiple offers but decided to sell to Elan Homes after they demonstrated robust design credentials.
One of our associates, Matthew Handford, who completed the deal on behalf of the landowners, said: “This sale was a real team effort at Fisher German. Our planning team not only promoted the site for inclusion in North Warwickshire’s Local Plan but also secured the outline permission to significantly boost the site’s value.
“The Development Agency team then produced an excellent marketing campaign, receiving a particularly high number of offers which meant our client could choose a party that demonstrated delivering a high-quality scheme that would both complement and enhance the village. We are really pleased the land has now been sold to Elan Homes and we are looking forward to the homes being built in a region where they are much needed.”
Elan worked alongside the landowner to obtain a reserved matters planning permission, granted by North Warwickshire Borough Council in September. Having recently acquired the site, the homebuilder is preparing to start work to prepare the land for new homes.
Ben Jowett, Head of Land at Coleshill headquartered Elan Homes Midlands, explained: “While we are based in Warwickshire, this is our first development site in the county. Fisher German’s promotion of the site so that it was allocated for housing in the North Warwickshire Local Plan made it an attractive prospect.
“We are currently active on several nearby developments across the county border in Staffordshire, creating new homes in Tamworth, Elford and Lichfield and are looking forward to starting work on site in Shuttington to deliver 24 new homes in spring and summer 2024. The scheme will provide a boost to the local area by addressing a need for both open market and affordable housing, plus investment in the neighbourhood, while also providing employment opportunities on site and the wider supply chain.”
To ensure the growth of the neighbourhood is sustainable, Elan has committed to invest more than £225,000 in the local area in the form of section 106 contributions agreed during the planning process. This includes the provision of affordable housing, plus funding for open space and recreation, leisure facilities, biodiversity offsetting and £3,000 for public footpath maintenance. The homes will enjoy a leafy setting with existing trees and hedgerows retained and new trees. There will be a flowering lawn, an attenuation pond that will be a wildflower wetland area, plus a wildflower meadow.
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