Gardiners Park Village consent secured by Inland Homes

Inland Homes has received planning consent, further to the signing of a section 106 agreement, at Gardiners Park Village in Basildon.The consent follows the resolution to grant planning permission received for the site, subject to the signing of a section 106 agreement, announced in May 2021.The consent enables the delivery of up to 700 new homes, together with about 270,000 sq ft of commercial space, a new school and community facilities.In total the scheme brings forward 31 per cent affordable housing and is being delivered through a public/private partnership approach with Homes England, the government body charged with accelerating housing delivery.The group signed a development agreement with Homes England, which has a majority interest in the site, in April 2020 and will acquire the land in phases over a five-year period.Construction of the first phase with detailed planning consent, comprising 74 homes, is expected to commence in early 2022.