Public consultation has begun on plans to build the UK’s second BoKlok development in Sunderland.
A planning application for around 100 homes in the Hendon area of the city is being prepared for submission later this month and, if successful, work will start on site in the autumn.
The site will be developed in partnership with the New Deal for Communities regeneration partnership, Back on the Map, who own most of the site, and Tees Valley Housing who will aid the project by refurbishing existing dwellings around the fringe of the site and offering affordable rental units.
The scheme will provide contemporary highly sustainable homes with a range of purchase and tenure options that will enable as many as people to get on the housing ladder. The plans will transform what is now a large empty site, where Amberley and Harrogate streets used to stand.
Alan Prole, managing director of Live Smart @ Home, the company exclusively bringing the BoKlok concept to the UK, said: “We are delighted to be progressing this project. It is a great site on the fringe of the city centre and it will add to the already exciting regeneration activities occurring both within the city centre and the Hendon area."
Martin Hawthorne, director of development for Tees Valley Housing, said: “We are delighted to be part of the team aspiring to bring a unique development to Hendon. There is no doubt in my mind that the designs will be exciting, the prices really appealing and together we will transform this part of Hendon into a thriving area with homes to suit every budget.”
The price of the homes has not yet been fixed but if they were on sale in today’s market, they would start from around £120,000 for outright ownership. Designs for the scheme will be similar to the homes on the Gateshead site, but blend in elements of the local architecture.
The homes will be designed to achieve Eco-Homes ‘Excellent’ standards and the materials will be from the approved ‘Green Guide.’
There continues to be significant interest in the first BoKlok scheme in Gateshead, with the first people moving in during early May. The event will be celebrated by an official launch by Housing Minister, Iain Wright MP, on May 8.
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