Developer selects TecStone for super stylish homes

A regional developer, renowned for designing and building high specification homes in Surrey and beyond, selected cast stone components from the Haddonstone range for an enclave of four and five-bedroom properties, where planning conditions were amongst a number of challenges.

Castle Green Developments purchased the land for its Welcomes Road project in Kenley near Croydon, with aspirations for maximising the site's potential.

The company subsequently secured permission to build a total of eight contemporary-style homes, with the quartet to the front having their four-storey main elevations enhanced through the inclusion of a £24K package of bespoke and standard products manufactured from TecStone material, set in brickwork which itself included multiple specials.

Oliver Trendle, a director of the family-run developer, commented: "The Welcomes Road project was complex and challenging, due in part to the limited space available and intricate stone and brick features. We are now down to the final landscaping works, and all but two have already sold, achieving £900K+ values.

“The four to the front were really quite intricate: featuring a dozen different brick types as well as the Haddonstone stonework which was chosen as we were looking for something striking and aesthetically pleasing in order to build our case for the number of dwellings we were seeking to deliver.

“The gables were particularly intricate, while there was a lot of concealed steelwork, set back in the traditional brick and block structure, with the window heads and parapet being strong features to the design by our architects Nye Saunders. We enjoyed good support from Haddonstone with all of the stonework being delivered on time."

All produced in the Portland finish, TecStone elements included gable vents and copings, as well as corbels, window heads, and a vertical radius coping which featured balls and bases to create the appearance of a balcony or jetty. Cast stone date plaques completed the ornate frontage.

Haddonstone's building and construction director, Toby Marlow, confirmed: "We use TecStone for a number of our products, particularly those used in larger architectural projects, such as columns and paving. TecStone is designed to meet demanding performance criteria and, as it can incorporate structural reinforcement, it tends to be the preferred material for architectural projects requiring structural strength as well as cast-in fixings."

Haddonstone is a founder member of the UK Cast Stone Association whose portfolio encompasses a wide selection of traditional, classical and contemporary designs to suit virtually any setting, and therefore all types of commercial as well as residential development.

The members of its Building and Construction team combine more than 100 years of experience, while the craftspeople in its workshops can produce moulds to fulfil virtually any bespoke order.