A new mixed tenure housing development is to be built and is being bought forward by a partnership comprising of Telford & Wrekin Council and Nuplace Ltd.

The scheme will create 329 new homes on a 14.85ha brownfield site off Donnington Wood Way and will see a mix of properties for open market sale, private and affordable rent and Rent to Buy, plus dementia care and supported living units. 

Cllr David Wright, Telford & Wrekin Council’s cabinet member for Housing, said: “This promises to be another excellent development for the borough which will deliver against many of the Council’s strategic objectives relating to housing and our green agenda.

“Regenerating the site and meeting the local housing need will however be carefully balanced with the need to enhance and protect this precious, ecologically rich environment. This is a very special location and we want to make sure it remains a home for nature as much as it will become a home for local people.”

The development will be built out by leading construction partner Lovell, who have already developed nine Nuplace sites across the borough over the last 6 years as well as a number of other mixed tenure sites. At this site, 66 homes are being built for Nuplace, which will be available for private rent, as well as 77 for open market sale from Lovell.

A range of properties are also being delivered for the Borough’s largest Housing Association, Wrekin Housing Group. This includes an Extracare facility with, specialist dementia care apartments offering a supported living provision. 

Simon Thompson, Director of Development at The Wrekin Housing Group said: “This is a really important scheme for Donnington Wood. The team have been working hard on this for several months and I’m pleased that Telford and Wrekin Council have approved this application.

“We are really pleased to be able to invest in Telford and Wrekin with new homes that offer housing choices for everybody.”

A new “Community Hub” providing café and bistro facilities is part of the scheme and will provide space to work with free wifi as well as learning suites which can be used by local schools and community groups. A new children’s play area will also be built on site, linking into enhanced footpaths and wayfinding into and within Granville Nature Reserve.

Construction work is due to commence in Summer 2021 and continue until early 2025.