Places for People and ilke Homes have been given the green light to deliver 307 new homes at Burgess Hill, in the district of Mid Sussex.
The development, which will be named Abbeville Park, includes a range of apartments and a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom properties. The houses will be constructed using modern methods of construction, and all the homes built will provide affordable homes for rent and for sale through Shared Ownership.
219 of the 307 homes will be manufactured offsite at ilke Homes’ factory, where the company harnesses artificial intelligence, robotics and digital design to create homes. Alongside the modular construction, three traditionally-built wheelchair accessible homes will be constructed, together with a further 86 apartments.
Places for People’s Group Development Director, Adrian Bohr, said: “Places for People is delighted to continue its partnership with ilke Homes. The development will deliver houses built using traditional construction methods and modular houses through modern methods of construction.
“The delivery of this new neighbourhood at Burgess Hill forms an integral part of Places for People’s strategy to deliver high quality affordable homes which provide choice and meet people’s needs. Working alongside partners such as ilke Homes allows us to combine expertise and supports our aim of creating well-designed, sustainable mixed-tenure communities.”
Tom Heathcote, Executive Director of Development at ilke Homes, said: “This latest milestone demonstrates the strength of our long-standing relationship with Places for People. The Burgess Hill scheme is the latest of our sites to achieve planning consent ready for a site start in the early Summer. The size of the opportunity marks a significant achievement for our modular housing offering, and points to yet another proof of concept moment for the business.
“The new development will deliver a well designed, sustainable, mix-tenure community that will provide residents with precision built quality homes, open space and strong links to the town centre. We are very excited to deliver this brownfield regeneration scheme in partnership with Places for People and look forward to collaborating on future projects.”
