Application submitted for new Warminster homes

Jubilee Gardens site in Warminster has submitted its planning application for the fourth residential phase of the development.

Should approval be forthcoming, Wessex will add 266 high-quality homes to the scheme, bringing the total amount to 772 much-needed, new homes in the town.

Plans for Phase Four include 61 properties for a local housing association. The expected total figure once the site is delivered in its entirety, including the expected future phases, is 300 such homes. This will help local people as it alleviates housing pressure in the area.

The submission follows recent approval from Council planners of the sports pitches, changing facilities, allotments, and ecology areas, ensuring the principles of placemaking are present on site, meaning the new community will have access to facilities and infrastructure as early as possible.

This application includes a large area of public open space, which completes the linear park that was outlined earlier in the planning process. The site will also host a range of ecological features such as bird and bat boxes.

The entire development from the accredited five-star housebuilder will trigger millions of pounds of investment into the community, but this phase on its own is expected to generate a Community Infrastructure Levy payment of around £700,000 alone.

Two, three, and four-bed homes can already be purchased at Jubilee Gardens, in the west of Warminster, with prices starting at £259,995.

Commenting, Wessex Managing Director Seb Spiller, said:

“I am pleased that Persimmon has submitted its latest planning application in Warminster, demonstrating our commitment to delivering low-cost, high-quality, much-needed homes in the town.

“Creating a sense of place as part of our mission to deliver a positive and lasting legacy is important to Persimmon, and we are evidently bringing that to Jubilee Gardens, not just through new housing, but the supporting infrastructure that goes with it.

“We are extremely proud of what we have achieved on-site already and are proud to have hosted many stakeholders there over the years, so we are very excited to present our plans for the next stage of construction to the local authority and working with them to achieve our mutual goals.”