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Living in wonderland
Named in honour of former local resident Lewis Carroll, Hatters Park in Cheshire will contain 18 new family homes built by joint venture THT and L&Q Developments.
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eveloped under THT’s Laurus Homes brand, the scheme will consist of a mix of three and
four-bedroom houses at Manor Farm, on the outskirts of Daresbury. Work on the site is due to start this
month, with the homes expected to be completed by July 2018. The development is being named
Hatters’ Park in honour of Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and a former resident of the area. The site benefits from a good location,
being a 10-minute drive from Daresbury village and other local amenities, such as the Norton Priory and Gardens, and Runcorn Shopping Centre. Local primary and secondary schools
are also located within close distance, making the development perfect for families. The properties themselves will feature
off-road parking, gardens and en-suite bathrooms as standard, with some also having bi-fold doors fitted. The government’s Help to Buy scheme will also be available for first-time buyers and other applicable purchasers. Larry Gold, deputy chief executive of
Trafford Housing Trust, says Laurus Homes sees its role as “more than just a
THE DEVELOPMENT IS BEING NAMED HATTERS’ PARK IN HONOUR OF LEWIS CARROLL, THE AUTHOR OF ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE AREA
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developer,” and as having “a wider responsibility to create places where people want to live and strive to build sustainable communities.” Gold added: “This is now the third joint
scheme we have announced with L&Q, and through this unique partnership we aim to build 2,000 homes across the North in the next four years.” Jerome Geoghegan, group director of
development and sales at L&Q, explained the reasons behind the JV: “We entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to deliver more homes, more quickly than we could have done individually. “L&Q brings strong financial capacity
and development expertise to the market; Trafford Housing Trust brings its own financial strength, alongside local knowledge and an outstanding track record.” L&Q is one of the UK’s leading
housing associations, and one of London’s largest residential developers. It owns or manages over 90,000 homes in London and the South East. Trafford Housing Trust has develop-
ment partner status with the Homes and Communities Agency, and was the first housing association to access funding from the £300m Greater Manchester Housing Investment Fund.
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