ilke Homes is set to deliver up to 140 homes in Nottinghamshire after being selected by Nottinghamshire County Council to regenerate a brownfield site. The deal, which followed a competitive tender process, will see the redevelopment of the nine-acre site in Rolleston Drive in Arnold. The former depot was derelict for six years before being destroyed by fire in 2017. Innes England advised Nottinghamshire County Council acting as its agent. The scheme is ilke Homes' third in Nottinghamshire. In July, ilke Homes signed a deal with Network Rail to build 40 homes in Beeston. In February, ilke Homes delivered nine zero-carbon homes in Newark for SME developer, Positive Homes. The homes will be manufactured at ilke Homes' factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, before being delivered to Rolleston Drive.
This marks the first time that Nottinghamshire County Council has released land for a factory-built housing development. The local authority announced last year it was supporting major infrastructure and capital projects costing over £200million to help boost prosperity for its residents and the local economy. It has secured an £11million grant from Homes England to prepare eight redundant sites that it owns for housing development to meet the growing demand in the county.
Tom Heathcote, Executive Director of development at ilke Homes, said: "We're delighted to have been selected by Nottingham County Council to unlock this important brownfield site. Our housing technology means we can quickly deliver a high-quality scheme that brings this derelict site back into productive use and deliver much needed, sustainable family homes for the local community."
Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottingham County Council, said: "We selected Ilke Homes as the purchaser for this site after receiving many bids from different housebuilders and developers during the tender process. The re-use of this site for housing will be a huge benefit to the community and ilke Homes already appear to be making progress with their planning application. The sale will realise a notable capital receipt for Nottinghamshire County Council."
Source: www.ilkehomes.co.uk
