More affordable homes needed in Telford

English Partnerships (EP) and its development partners are seeking an affordable housing provider to build 825 homes inone  of England’s largest new communities, at Lawley in Telford.  

George Wimpey, Barratt Homes, Persimmon Homes along with EP are the development partners on the scheme that will bring 3,300 new homes to Telford, providing 20% of the town’s new housing requirement over the next 10 years.

Now a firm is needed to build the 825 affordable homes, of which 52% will be social-rented with the remainder being shared-ownership homes.

The Lawley vision was developed through an Enquiry by Design process, which helped shape the scheme’s design codes. These design codes require that affordable units will be "pepper-potted" or built in small groups, throughout the scheme. They will be of an equally high standard in terms of appearance and specification as their private sale neighbours.

EP project manager Lucy Allwood said: “We are working with some of the country’s most prestigious volume housebuilders on Lawley and are looking forward to selecting an affordable housing provider of a similar calibre, who is able to demonstrate the long-term commitment needed for a project of this scale.”

EP and its partners intend to appoint an affordable housing provider in spring 2006.