Wainhomes agrees deal for £36m development

House-builder Wainhomes has joined forces with South Gloucestershire Council for a £36m housing development.Wainhomes Severn Valley will build up to 327 new homes on a 55-acre site at Harry Stoke, seven miles northeast of Bristol.The development will support the construction of a new school, extensive play and recreation areas and country space for public use as well as a range of homes for affordable rent, shared ownership and purchase.In the first phase of development Wainhomes Severn Valley will build 150 properties – 116 for private sale and, a further nine for shared ownership and 25 for affordable rent through a registered housing provider.A 12-month earthworks programme will begin in the summer and building will follow in summer 2021. The first homes are expected to be completed early in 2022.Bristol-based Wainhomes Severn Valley also has planning permission in place for: 146 homes at Tadpole Garden Village, north of Swindon; 98 homes at Blenheim Heights, Charlton Hayes, north of Bristol; 92 homes at Saxon Meadows, South Cerney, in the Cotswolds; 38 homes at Woodshaw Gardens in Royal Wootton Bassett; and 72 homes in Patterdown, Chippenham. A further 339 units at Cam, Twigworth and Woolavington are waiting for detailed planning approval.