National social housing provider completes home stock transfer in Gloucestershire
In a bid to deliver more affordable homes Stonewater has completed a major housing stock transfer and purchased accompanying land in Gloucestershire.
Last week it was announced that at an event held to celebrate the completion on the transfer of homes at Manor Gardens from Barnwood Trust, Stonewater will be delivering 50 new low-carbon homes in an inclusive and integrated housing scheme.
Stonewater and Barnwood celebration of the completion of the transfer of The Manor House and Gardens, Barnwood at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester – – 4.9.2023
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The new project, which is being supported by Homes England, will be focused on catering for people who suffer with mental and physical health challenges as well as general housing needs.
Barnwood Trust, an organisation dedicated to helping change the conditions for disabled people and individuals with mental health conditions in Gloucestershire, chose Stonewater to manage the Manor garden site, which will be re-developed to provide a mixture of accessible apartments and family homes as well as two new bungalows built at the adjacent Newstead Road.
The transfer of the homes from the trust will also see the social housing provider convert the estate’s Manor House into a community space, offices and a further four apartments, two of which will be fully accessible.
Ann Santry, chair of trustees at Barnwood Trust, said: ‘Stonewater has an outstanding record of both delivering housing management, working closely with its residents and local communities, and development of new-high quality homes.’
‘We were impressed by their proposals for Manor Gardens and getting to this point is the outcome of a very positive and constructive partnership,’ she said. ‘The trustees are delighted that going forward our existing residents will have the benefit of a more experienced landlord and our original plans for the new housing will be delivered.’
Matt Crucefix, director of development at Stonewater, said: ‘Manor Gardens is an important redevelopment project that will bring contemporary affordable homes to Gloucester that meet the wide-ranging and diverse needs of local people.’
The national social housing organisation have claimed the building project will take two years to complete.
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