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Vistry and Hyde Medway scheme gets planning
Keepmoat reveals £77m multi-tenure scheme
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Keepmoat has announced what it described as “transformative” plans to create 313 new homes and a 68-unit extra care facility in Driffi eld.
Vistry Group and The Hyde Group (Hyde) have received planning consent from Medway Council for Phases 4 and 5 of Rochester Riverside. These latest phases will deliver 353 new homes at the joint-venture’s £419m regeneration scheme in Kent, which is being developed in partnership with Medway Council and Homes England.
Designed by architects BPTW, Phases 4 and 5 will deliver 353 new homes, comprising 115 houses and 238 apartments, built by Vistry under its Countryside Homes brand. 79 of the apartments will be provided as affordable homes with the remaining tenure split to be fi nalised. New commercial units will be also delivered, including a new nursery, and there will be “innovative public spaces,” including an extension to the new 2.5 km river walk and green spaces that enhance connectivity with the historic Rochester High Street. Building upon the scheme’s established design principles, Phases 4 & 5 “will further develop distinct designs that respond to the area’s industrial heritage,” said the team. With planning consent now granted, the joint venture expects construction of Phases 4 & 5 to start at the end of 2025. The detailed planning application for Phases 4 & 5 follows an original hybrid planning application for up to 1,400 new homes at Rochester Riverside, which was approved in February 2018.
Phases 4 & 5 will “build on the success of the completed phases at Rochester Riverside.” So far, 502 new homes have been delivered to new residents, as
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well as the two-form entry Rochester Riverside CofE Primary School, a new plaza surrounded by a Co-op, Costa and Travelodge hotel, and public open space including a river walkway. A retirement living facility has also been completed, owned and operated by Anchor, which is due to welcome its fi rst residents later this year.
Private homes are currently available for sale at Phase 7 through Countryside Homes, where a new four-bedroom show home and two-bedroom show apartment opened to the public in March. Brendan Evans, managing director for
Vistry Kent, said: “Receiving approval for Phases 4 & 5 enables us to continue delivering new homes and amenities at Rochester Riverside, which has been so well received by the local community thanks to its beautiful architecture and well-integrated community facilities. In partnership with Hyde we have already transformed much of this previously derelict site and in doing so created a new riverside community with over 500 mixed-tenure homes so far. We look forward to continuing this transformation and continuing to open up new areas along the River Medway for the fi rst time. The 33 new homes in these latest phases will help meet the considerable demand for new homes in the area, and as well as maintaining the project’s momentum ahead of the fi nal phase of ochester iverside being submitted for planning next year, which will complete this exemplary regeneration scheme.”
The development, which recently received planning approval, is part of Keepmoat’s wider commitment to “delivering high-quality, multi-tenure housing across the UK,” in this case “working in partnership with Homes England, East Riding Council and Beyond Housing to provide much-needed housing stock across Yorkshire.”
Of the 313 homes to be built, 30% will be designated as affordable housing with 26 being sold as affordable housing for delivery through East Riding Council. The scheme will be 100% gas-free, aligning with modern energy-effi cient housing standards.”
Located on the north eastern fringe of
Driffi eld, the development is within close proximity of a range of local amenities including supermarkets, pubs and schools. The site also provides direct transport links to Scarborough and Hull. A new four-arm roundabout will be constructed to connect the development to the A614 and provide an access route to the east of Driffi eld, ensuring access for all residents. Daniel Crew, regional managing director at Keepmoat, Yorkshire East, said: “We are delighted to secure planning approval for this exciting development in Driffi eld. This project represents a signifi cant investment in the area, and we look forward to working alongside our partners to bring high-quality, energy- effi cient homes to the community. A key sustainability feature of the project is that the scheme will be gas-free, aligning with our goal to create both sustainable homes and communities.”
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