Legal & General
Modular Homes announces that it has partnered with Town & Country Housing
to acquire a site in Littlestone, Kent, for the development of 80 modular
homes.
This is the second Legal
& General Modular Homes site that Town & Country Housing has acquired,
having also partnered on a site in Broadstairs, Kent. Town & Country
Housing was advised by UK law firm TLT.
Legal & General
Modular Homes’ innovative approach to housing delivery, has gained significant
momentum within the marketplace with the business commencing construction on
sites at Selby, Bristol and Broadstairs for the delivery of 450 homes. Having
also acquired land at Littlestone, Kent, North Horsham and Warminster the
business is currently seeking planning permission for the delivery of almost
400 homes across these three sites where construction is expected to commence
shortly. Legal & General Modular Homes’ pipeline now stands at around 850
homes.
Located on Victoria Road,
in Littlestone, the site comprises approximately 9 acres and includes 3 acres
of open space and wetland which will be largely dedicated to wildlife. The
scheme plans to deliver 80 affordable homes for shared ownership and social
rent. A range of two, three and four bed homes will be offered through Town
& Country Housing’s trading brand, Love Living Homes.
Legal & General
Modular Homes is leading the way in the delivery of high quality affordable and
sustainable homes with each home achieving a minimum Energy Performance
Certificate (EPC) “A” by design. Currently fewer than 2% of new-build homes in
the UK achieve this high standard. The combination of thermally efficient
materials, air source heat pumps and solar panels, results in homes that are
highly energy efficient with a greatly reduced carbon footprint both during
construction and across the lifetime of each home. It also means significantly
reduced heating bills for residents at a time when household costs are rapidly
rising due to their low cost in use. These homes are another positive step
towards achieving net zero carbon by 2050 and another step towards Legal &
General’s commitment to making all of its new housing stock operational net
zero carbon enabled by 2030.
Legal & General’s
modular housing factory in Yorkshire is the largest in the UK. With
capacity to produce 3000 homes annually, it employs 500 people and operates an
academy for apprentices. Modular construction is crucial to delivering
government targets for housing, and Legal & General Modular Homes is
advancing land opportunities for the delivery of several thousand more homes on
sites across the country as part of the industry drive to deliver 75,000 homes
a year via Modern Methods of Construction.
Rosie
Toogood, CEO, Legal & General Modular Homes, said: “We are delighted to have partnered with Town &
Country Housing again to deliver more affordable, highly-sustainable homes, set
within green open spaces and at the heart of a well-connected local community.
Through modular construction, we are able to deliver all of this and in half
the time of traditional methods.
“We are excited to start
working with the planning authority to deliver a scheme that meets local
requirements and that will showcase the part modular can play in helping the UK
to Build Back Better.”
Colin
Lissenden, Development Director at Town & Country Housing comments:
“After launching our pilot scheme at
Westwood Acres in Broadstairs, we’re extremely proud to be delivering further
on our commitment to sustainable housing provision by partnering with Legal
& General Modular Homes for the second time in a year. Modern
construction methods offer a huge range of benefits to developer, resident and
community alike, and we look forward to continuing to deliver more affordable,
environmentally-friendly homes in Kent.”
