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ilke Homes starts onsite in Beeston MMC scheme with Network Rail
Modular housing company – ilke Homes – has craned in the fi rst factory-built home on a site in Beeston which was formerly owned by Network Rail.
In 20 months, ilke Homes has secured the site, achieved full planning permis- sion, and delivered the fi rst homes. The speed at which the modular housing company has been able to achieve these milestones was one of the main reasons why it was chosen to deliver on the 2.2-acre site. Tom Heathcote, executive director of development at ilke Homes, commented: “This development, once complete, will prove to be an exemplary case study of how offsite manufacturing can breathe new life into public land via the delivery of well-designed communities that are connected to transport hubs.” In partnership with emh group, a housing association, ilke Homes is delivering 42 affordable homes on the vacant brownfi eld site next to Beeston station.
As part of sweeping reforms to the planning system, the Government is encouraging the redevelopment of brownfi eld sites to bring new investment into areas and increase housing delivery. Robin Dobson group property director
at Network Rail, added: “We are proud to have created a partnership with ilke Homes on the redevelopment of this brownfi eld site, to enable the delivery of affordable-led modular sustainable housing in this growing region, putting transport infrastructure at the very heart of the development. It’s a project that demonstrates the pivotal role our railway can play in unlocking sites which deliver growth.”
The announcement represents a further step in ilke Homes’ move to becoming a “fully-integrated housing developer,” meaning they acquire land, secure planning permission, manufacture the homes and develop the sites. ilke Homes’ full ‘turnkey’ offering was added to the business in 2020 and sits alongside its ‘homes only’ offering, where ilke Homes solely manufactures homes and delivers them to site for a developer.
All of the homes are being precision- engineered along production lines at their 250,000 ft² factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. By manufacturing offsite, ilke Homes said it’s able to provide affordable housing providers with many benefi ts, including speed, sustainability, standardisation and fl exibility.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is correct to highlight that the Government’s missing retrofi t strategy remains a barrier to green the nation’s homes and upskill the workforce in order to deliver a truly sustainable built environment, says the FMB, in its response to the EAC’s recent Building to Net Zero report. Brian Berry, chief executive of the
Federation of Master Builders, said: “I welcome the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) conclusion that a retrofi t strategy and complementary upskilling programme will be vital if we are to reach net zero by 2050. Fortunately, the Construction Leadership Council has already provided a blueprint for this National Retrofi t Strategy, that would save 84.9Mt carbon emissions by 2040; unlock 500,000 new jobs; and help level up communities right across the country. At a time when consumers’ energy bills are spiralling upwards, these measures have never been so urgent.”
Berry concluded: “I wholeheartedly join the EAC in urging the Government to bring forward a credible long-term retrofi t strategy, that incorporates the necessary upskilling needed within the sector, before the Summer Recess. With 29 million leaky and energy ineffi cient homes across the UK, the clock is ticking if we are to reach net zero by 2050.”
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