Wantage welcomes new Affordable Homes for local people

Wessex has handed over the latest tranche of homes to a local housing provider.

Persimmon Homes Wessex marked the occasion on-site with CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) who funded the homes, on behalf of the firm’s UK Affordable Housing Fund. The homes will be managed by Pinnacle Spaces on behalf of CBRE IM.

They were joined for the handover by local parish, district, and county councillor Ron Batstone.

35 properties on Phase Seven and 49 from the eighth parcel at the site of the former Grove Airfield will be transferred as part of the agreement between the parties. 16 have been handed over this summer on the former and six so far on the latter.

Persimmon already has outline permission for up to 1,500 homes at Wellington Gate and is seeking consent to bring up to 624 high-quality, new homes to land adjacent to its existing site.

Alongside the new homes, Persimmon has already delivered a primary school and sport pitches for the community. The new secondary school that has come forward as part of the development is due to open next month.

There are currently a range of properties from one-bed flats to four-bed homes for sale from £189,995 at Wellington Gate.

Cllr Ron Batstone – Oxfordshire County Councillor, Vale of White Horse District Councillor, and Grove Parish Councillor for the area – said:

“I am very pleased to know that these new, high-quality properties will soon be home to local people in Grove and the wider area, providing housing security to families and individuals who might otherwise be in a precarious situation.

“Developments like these are crucial means of delivering affordable homes. Thank you to Persimmon and CBRE IM for inviting me to see them.”

John Gantlett, Land & Planning Director of Persimmon Homes Wessex, added:

“Persimmon is always delighted to mark our handover of housing association properties on our sites as it demonstrates how we are fulfilling on our obligation and objectives to leave a positive and lasting legacy wherever we build.

“Wellington Gate is a major development that delivers a significant proportion of the area’s housing requirements, and we are very happy to be working with CBRE IM and Pinnacle as part of our ambitious partnership.”

Oliver Miller, Divisional Director for Operations at Pinnacle Group, commented:

“We're looking forward to expanding our role at Grove. Our focus will be on delivering high standards of service, well-maintained homes, and responsive support that helps residents in this community to thrive.”

Ann Xu, Portfolio Manager for the CBRE UK Affordable Housing Fund, also said:

“These homes will make a real difference to families on the waiting list in Grove. Through the CBRE UK Affordable Housing Fund, we are committed to delivering high-quality affordable homes in communities where they are most needed – and this development at Wellington Gate is a good example of what that looks like in practice"