Homes England has completed the acquisition of 34 hectares of land within the residential allocation known as the South East Warrington Urban Extension (SEWUE), creating the agency’s largest development site in the North of England.
The purchase brings the agency’s total landholding within the SEWUE to approximately 250 hectares, giving Homes England control of the development of the allocation in Warrington Borough Council’s Local Plan.
Once completed, the site will feature up to 4,200 new homes (30% of which will be affordable) alongside community facilities including schools, recreational spaces, local centres with health facilities, and green spaces for both existing and new communities to enjoy.
Alison Crofton, chief property officer at Homes England, said: “This acquisition is the culmination of focused work by the team and represents a brilliant place opportunity.
“This is a clear example of Homes England’s unique role to enable, deliver and demonstrate effective placemaking at scale.
“We negotiated with multiple stakeholders to successfully complete this acquisition, alongside ongoing local community engagement.
“We’re looking forward to progressing to the next stage of planning and seeing a new community being delivered.”
Cllr John Kerr-Brown, cabinet member for housing services at Warrington Borough Council, said: “We’re looking forward to working with Homes England on this important scheme.
“It supports our ongoing work to deliver high quality housing – including affordable homes – in every part of the borough, meeting local demand and supporting Warrington’s growth.”
