ilke Homes has begun on site to deliver 221 affordable homes in Southend-on-Sea, Essex on behalf of The Guinness Partnership.

A mix of apartments and houses will bebuilt at Fossetts Way, ranging in size from one to four bedroom family homes. Of the 221 new homes being delivered, 54 are specified to be zero-carbon.

Matt Suggitt, Development Director South East at ilke Homes, said: “We are incredibly pleased to be delivering yet another affordable and sustainable housing scheme in the South East, bringing our pipeline to over 1,000 homes across five sites in the region.

“By providing ZERO carbon homes, employing the use of low-carbon technologies, ilke Homes is actively helping Southend-on-Sea City Council, who have declared a climate emergency, reduce carbon emissions associated with the construction and operation of new-build homes.”

Precision-engineering techniques mean that ilke Homes will be able to deliver the scheme’s factory-built homes in half the time of traditional methods. By manufacturing offsite, the homes delivered will be of the highest quality as ilke Homes is able to benchmark standards at numerous stages of the build cycle.

Work is already underway on site, with completion expected in Autumn 2024.