Over the next 20 years both Stoke-on-Trent City Council and RENEW North Staffordshire, responsible for delivering the Government's Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, aim to substantially upgrade the city's housing stock. A major thrust of Stoke-on-Trent's regeneration agenda is to refurbish 36,000 properties and to build 12,500 new homes.
Countryside Properties has been selected for lead developer status by RENEW. The Group's first scheme in this part of the UK is the regeneration of a circa 15 acre brownfield site in the centre of Burslem. Formerly disused commercial premises, the area is being transformed with 420 mixed-tenure new homes and commercial space.
Working alongside Keynote Housing Group, 15% of the homes will be affordable properties and available through market discount or rent. The affordable homes will be integrated throughout the development and will be of the same design standard as the homes for private sale. It will not be possible to tell the tenure of any of the new homes by their appearance.
Public art is a feature of Sadlers Park which will help create interest and a sense of place. We will also be making a major contribution towards the cost of improving public open spaces within the town.
Hardial Bhogal, Director of RENEW North Staffordshire added: "RENEW is committed to the regeneration of Burslem and Middleport and is keen to work in partnership with developers like Countryside Properties to bring about change in the area. We have established a Developers Panel to steer the regeneration of the housing market across the pathfinder area and are pleased to be able to continue working with Countryside Properties."
For further information visit www.sadlerspark.co.uk
Information correct as at 13/05/2008