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The late Alan Cherry CBE DL

24 November 2010

Medway Council honours Alan Cherry

Medway Council has honoured our former Chairman and founder the late Alan Cherry CBE DL with a posthumous ‘Special Recognition’ award at its second Culture and Design Awards ceremony.  The...


Continued commitment to quality assurance

15 November 2010

Continued commitment to quality assurance

The Group has been recertified to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and to ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System for the next three years. We have been certified to these internationally recognised standards since 2005 and 2006 respectively.


New homes at Barham Park

1 November 2010

Five years of work begins as Barham Park demolished

The demolition means work can get started on giving the estate the facelift it needs and bring the standards of homes on the estate up to those of the 21st century.


Green light for major Harold Wood housing scheme

29 October 2010

Green light for major Harold Wood housing scheme

Outline planning consent has been received from The London Borough of Havering for the major redevelopment of the former Harold Wood hospital. The regeneration plans will bring the vacant and redundant land back into use and provide 810 new homes in an area of substantial housing need.


New homes at Great Kneighton

6 October 2010

Construction commences for new Cambridge community

Innovative funding has enabled work to start on site already for a Cambridge scheme which will deliver 2,550 much-needed mixed-tenure homes.


Bow Cross receives CABE Building for Life Standard

15 September 2010

Bow Cross receives CABE Building for Life Standard

This is the eleventh Building for Life Standard that the Group holds including a sector leading four Golds and now seven Silvers.


Fresh Wharf, Barking

13 August 2010

Fresh Wharf, Barking gets go-ahead for 950 homes

Countryside Properties has been granted outline planning permission for Fresh Wharf, Barking, including up to 950 new homes, 1,987 sq m of new retail and leisure space, and 1,616 sq m of new community space.


New Homes at Glebe Farm, Cambridge

10 August 2010

Planning green lights for 2,550 homes in Cambridge

Countryside Properties has achieved detailed planning permission for Glebe Farm, together with outline planning permission for Clay Farm, which together will deliver 2,550 much-needed mixed-tenure new homes for Cambridge.


Group appointed to regenerate Harold Hill

13 July 2010

Group appointed to regenerate Harold Hill

Countryside Properties and Notting Hill Housing Trust have been appointed by Havering Council to build around 170 new homes on the 7.2 acre former sheltered housing sites at Darlington and C...


Start on site for 1,600 home community in Bicester

9 July 2010

Start on site for 1,600 home community in Bicester

An opening ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work on a major new neighbourhood known as Kingsmere, in south west Bicester, by Countryside Properties (Bicester) Ltd.  T...


Design quality highlighted by new ESE Report

8 July 2010

Design quality highlighted by new ESE Report

Countryside Properties has launched its new Environmental, Social and Ethical (ESE) Report which highlights that the Group is an industry leader in design quality and place making, and holds a sector leading four CABE Building for Life Gold Standards as well as six Silvers.


Offices at One Didsbury Point, South Manchester

2 July 2010

Major letting at One Didsbury Point

Joint venture partners Countryside Properties and Liberty Property Trust have signed Optegra UK Ltd to One Didsbury Point, South Manchester.   The leading ophthalmic specialist, which is i...


New homes at Lymington Place, Chadwell Heath

19 May 2010

New sites start in the South

Countryside Properties has started the construction of a further 250 homes across the South-East in response to the increases in sales enquiries being experienced by sales teams.  The homes...


New homes at Copper Wells, Heywood

13 May 2010

5 new sites launching in Greater Manchester

Countryside Properties shows its confidence in the housing market in Greater Manchester.


Countryside Properties appoints new Executive Chairman

23 April 2010

Countryside Properties appoints new Executive Chairman

Countryside Properties Plc has appointed Andrew Carr-Locke as Executive Chairman.  Andrew has a wealth of business experience from both inside and outside the development sector.  Andrew C...


Unanimous Decision for Landmark Scheme in Cambridge

22 April 2010

Unanimous Decision for Landmark Scheme in Cambridge

A striking new Countryside Properties development that will form the first part of the Cambridge Southern Fringe has been given the go-ahead by Cambridge City Council.   Detailed planning co...


Nexus at Skyline 120

8 March 2010

Coopers of Stortford gets go-ahead at Skyline 120

Detailed planning consent has been obtained for a new 67,270 sq ft warehouse facility for Coopers of Stortford fronting the A120 at Nexus, Skyline 120 in Braintree, Essex.


Fortuna Park receives prestigious art award

4 March 2010

Fortuna Park receives prestigious art award

At the recent Arts & Business East Awards 2010, together with our JV partner Annington Homes and Colchester Borough Council’s Cultural Services Department we received the prestigious Com...


Barham Park, Brent

25 February 2010

Regeneration of Barham Park moves closer

Countryside Properties working in partnership with Notting Hill Housing and the London Borough of Brent, has received planning consent for the phased demolition and redevelopment of the Barh...


St Mary's Island, Chatham Maritime

9 February 2010

St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime gets Kickstart

Work is starting again on a stalled development on St Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent, thanks to £6.93m of Kickstart funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Work sto...


Regeneration of South Acton

9 February 2010

Selected for £560m South Acton estate regeneration

Countryside Properties and L&Q have been selected by the London Borough of Ealing as development partner to regenerate Ealing’s largest housing estate, South Acton.  It will involve the...


The late Alan Cherry

29 January 2010

Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Alan Cherry's life

A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, 18th March 2010 at 2.30pm at Chelmsford Cathedral.


Alan Cherry

25 January 2010

In memoriam – a tribute to Alan Cherry

It is with the deepest regret that Countryside Properties announces the death of its founder and Chairman, Alan Cherry.  Alan passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning (23rd January...


Chelmsford's new railway station

13 January 2010

Planning application for new railway station

Countryside Properties and its development partner, L&Q, have submitted a planning application for a new railway station in North East Chelmsford. The proposals represent a major addition to the sustainable transport infrastructure of both the town and the county.


Selected for HCA's Delivery Partner Panel

11 January 2010

Selected for HCA's Delivery Partner Panel

Countryside Properties has been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) new Delivery Partner Panel for both the South and the North of the country following a rigorous and high...




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