A new home is to provide the venue for an opening ceremony at Grove’s newest development. On Wednesday the Vale Housing Association, residents and developers are to celebrate the completion of 24 homes for rent and two flats for shared ownership which form part of New Barn Place, the development on the site of the former Yoplait Dairy site.
The new homes, which were built by developers Berkeley Homes, are designed to be fully integrated into the rest of the site. The homes include four two-bedroom cottages, eight three-bedroom town houses and one and two-bedroom flats. The total cost of the scheme was £2.8 million, over half of which was met by grants from the Local Authority. Most of those moving into the new properties are from the Vale of White Horse District’s waiting list but some are transferring from an existing home with the Association. The Association’s Head of Design, John Martin, commented, This is the second scheme that we have undertaken with Berkeley Homes. It’s great to see mainly local people moving into homes built to a high standard on this brownfield site.
The scheme also contains the first properties for shared ownership that the Association has built in the Vale of White Horse District. These properties will be available on a part-rent, part-buy basis in order to help people in the area get a foot on the property ladder. Shared Ownership allows people to buy a share of a property and pay rent to the Housing Association on the rest. Eventually they can buy further shares and own the home completely.
The homes will be officially opened by Nicholas Morris, the Chair of the Vale Housing Association. The ceremony will start at 1.00 and will include a lunch afterwards. Representatives from the Association, Berkeley Homes, the district council and of course the new tenants will all be present. Journalists are welcome to attend.
Notes to Editors
The opening ceremony will be held at 4 Raines Cottages, New Barn Place (see map to follow) on Wednesday 29th October at 1.00.
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