18 SMALL DEVELOPMENTS PROJECT REPORT


THE DEVELOPMENT HAS A “PRIVATE, GATED FEEL,” SAYS LEGACY PROPERTIES MANAGING DIRECTOR NICK LONG


and laid out to have a “safe and secure feel” which is important to all buyers, and in particular families and retirees. “It’s perfect for modern living,” Long adds. he sites setting proved benefi cial when it came to the planning process. “Its relatively secluded setting and the quality of the proposed scheme meant there was always a clear case for delivery,” Long explains, though adds that “planning was not without its challenges.” The timing of consent, coupled with the site’s history, means the development is open market only. Legacy Properties acquired the site in September 2022, with construction beginning in March 2023 and completed late 2025.


Before work could begin onsite, some minor works were required onsite following its previous use for static holiday homes. Disconnection or diversion of electrics, water and telecommunication services were necessary, “typical of a semi-brownfi eld redevelopment, ong says, “but nothing overly onerous.”


HIGH EXPECTATIONS


The overall brief when it came to designing and building the homes was never in doubt. The team wanted to create well-proportioned family homes suited to modern living. Design was also driven by


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the desire to create a high quality, luxury feel, not only because the site demanded it but also to fi t with egacy Properties position as a high quality housebuilder. The homes were designed to be


fl ooded with natural light, with the layout centred around an open plan kitchen, dining and snug space, with a separate living room as an additional reception area. All bedrooms are well-proportioned, leaving no ‘box rooms,’ and principal suites also benefi t from ensuite bathrooms.


Some plots were designed with a ‘reverse-living’ layout, whereby the reception rooms are on the fi rst fl oor and the bedrooms on the ground fl oor, in order to “add variety and take advantage of the views of the valley and the surrounding countryside,” Long explains. Some plots are better suited to smaller families while others fi t larger families better, or those just looking for space and luxury.” Ridge heights were intentionally kept low to maximise views across the surrounding countryside and parkland. This in turn “inspired a semi-vaulted approach to many of the rooms internally,” says Long. “This enhances volume and natural light, particularly on the reverse- living/upside down plots where views can be maximised from the reception areas.”


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