The land in Highnam, on the outskirts of Gloucester, already has outline planning permission for 95 new homes, which was approved by the Planning Inspectorate in December 2023. Bromford is proposing to make 47 homes available at affordable rent and 48 homes for affordable home ownership, through its shared ownership scheme, to address the need for more affordable housing in the area.
Bromford is now drawing up its detailed plans for the site which it aims to submit to Tewkesbury Borough Council in early 2025. The plans will be for a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes and will include a play area and green areas around the site. The site will be developed by Bromford’s in-house construction team, which aims to start work in early 2026.
Head of Land Adam Frontczak said: “Securing this land in Highnam is another significant step of our goal to increase the amount of affordable housing in the West of England. We have aspirations to build an additional 11,000 homes by 2032 and are focused on acquiring high-quality sites like this to support our long-term commitment to deliver affordable homes in the communities that need them the most. These will be modern, sustainable and energy efficient homes that are designed to enable our customers to thrive for many years to come.”
Over the past 12 months Bromford has secured land deals which will provide more than 600 homes at sites in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and South Gloucestershire, while it continues to work alongside national homebuilders at sites across the West Midlands and West of England to deliver new affordable homes.
Bromford is one of the country’s biggest housing associations with 47,000 homes across the West Midlands and West of England. Last year it completed 1,191 new homes, including 551 for social rent, the highest amount built by any housing association in the country. In July 2024 it announced it was in discussions to merge with Norwich-based Flagship to create a 84,000 home housing association.
