Affordable housing

Affordable housing delivered in Herefordshire 2023-2024

Affordable housing coming soon 2024/25

We are working in partnership with housing associations and private developers to deliver the following developments by 31 March 2025.

The Full Pitcher, Ledbury

Registered Provider - Connexus Housing Group

A 100% affordable housing scheme delivering 93 properties. A mix of 1, 2 and 3 bed houses and bungalows. There will be 29 affordable rent, 32 rent to buy and 32 shared ownership properties.

Phase 1 delivered 33 properties

Phase 2 will deliver the remaining 60 properties:

• 6 x 1 bed - affordable rent
• 4 x 3 bed - affordable rent
• 14 x 2 bed - shared ownership
• 16 x 3 bed - shared ownership
• 11 x 2 bed - rent to buy
• 9 x 3 bed - rent to buy

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion for phase 2 is from May 2024 - June 2024.

Full Pitcher planning application details 194182

Holmer Trading Estate - Hereford P/A201838RM

Registered provider - Stonewater Housing

The first 100% affordable housing modular build scheme for Herefordshire. Discussions with Ilke homes will enable the modular homes to be delivered to a high sustainability standard.

A mixture of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed properties, 74 affordable rent and 46 shared ownership.

• 6 x 1 bed affordable rent
• 32 x 2 bed affordable rent
• 28 x 3 bed affordable rent
• 8 x 4 bed affordable rent
• 20 x 2 bed shared ownership
• 26 x 3 bed shared ownership

Anticipated completion March 2024.

Holmer Trading Estate planning application details 201838

Land east of Brook Lane, Bosbury

Low cost market/discounted market - Cotswold Oak

A planning gain scheme of 21 units delivering 8 affordable homes as low cost/below cost market properties market offered to local households in the first instance.

Phase 1 delivered 4 low cost market properties

Phase 2 will deliver a further 4 discounted market units:

• 2 x 2 bed at 20% discount of open market
• 2 x 3 bed at 20% discount of open market

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion March 2025.

Land east of Brook Lane planning application details 211480

Land off Rosemary Lane, Leintwardine

Private developer - Fletcher Homes

A medium sized planning gain development on the edge of Leintwardine delivering 27 open market and 18 affordable properties.

Phase 1 delivered 3 affordable properties

• 3 x 2 bed - low cost market (discounted by 30%)
• 2 x 3 bed - low cost market (discounted by 35%)
• 3 x 2 bed - shared equity (20% below open market value)
• 7 x 3 bed - shared equity (20% below open market value)

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion August 2024.

Land off Rosemary Lane planning application details 190161

Land at Madley Road, Clehonger

Registered provider - Stonewater Housing

A 100% affordable housing scheme located on the northern edge of Clehonger delivering 90 properties of affordable rent and shared ownership. Grant funded by Homes England.

• 6 x 1 bed - affordable rent
• 14 x 2 bed - affordable rent
• 30 x 3 bed - affordable rent
• 8 x 4 bed - affordable rent
• 13 x 2 bed - shared ownership
• 19 x 3 bed - shared ownership

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion June 2024.

Land at Madley Road planning application details 193878

The Oval, Hereford

Registered provider - Connexus Housing Group

A small development of 4 bungalows that have been commissioned specifically for clients in need of level access accommodation and registered on the Accessible Homes Register. The council have allocated the land to Connexus and provided grant funding to enable the development to commence.

• 1 x 2 bed bungalow - affordable rent
• 2 x 3 bed bungalow - affordable rent
• 1 x 5 bed bungalow - affordable rent

The site is subject to a S106 and will be let through direct nominations via the Accessible Homes Register.

The Oval, Hereford planning application details P230849/F.

Land at Faraday Road, Madley

Private developer - Bells Homes

This development is for 27 houses, of which 9 are available for affordable housing home ownership. The affordable houses are a mix of 2 and 3 bedroom and are being offered for sale with a 30% discount off the open market value.

• 2 x 2 bedroom first homes
• 4 x 2 bedroom low cost market
• 3 x 3 bedroom low cost market

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion June 2024.

Land at Faraday Road planning application details 192703

Orchard House, Credenhill

Private developer - Citizen Housing

This new development sits within the parish of Credenhill and will consist of 69 houses to include 23 affordable housing. These will be a mix of 2,3 and 4 bed units:

• 12 x social rent:
  • 3 x 2 bed houses
  • 2 x 2 bed bungalows
  • 5 x 3 bed houses
  • 2 x 4 bed houses
• 11 x shared ownership:
  • 5 x 2 bed houses
  • 6 x 3 bed houses

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion August 2024.

Orchard House planning application details 211291

Land to the west of Hildersley, Ross-on-Wye

Private developer - Barratt David Wilson Homes

Planning permission was granted on this site in March 2022. It consists of 210 new homes of which 84 will be affordable housing. It is being delivered in phases with the first phase being managed by Two Rivers Housing.

Phase 3:

• 2 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed houses - social rent
• 3 x 3 bed houses - shared ownership

Anticipated delivery June 2024.

Phase 4a:

• 2 x 3 bed social rent
• 2 x 3 bed shared ownership

Anticipated delivery June 2024

Further phases will be announced soon with practical completion of the site expected in 2025.

Subject to a Section 106 and local connection.

Land to the west of Hildersley planning application details 210374

Land east of Canon Pyon Road, Hereford

Taylor Wimpey /Connexus

Granted planning permission in September 2021 for 94 properties including 31 affordable properties. A mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom houses, and bungalows for people who require level access accommodation, including a 5 bedroom bungalow. 23 units delivered to date.

• 2 x 2 bed house social rent
• 2 x 2 bed house shared ownership
• 4 x 3 bed house shared ownership

The development is subject to a S106 and local connection.

Anticipated completion August 2024.

Land east of Canon Pyon Rd, Hereford planning application details P210123/RM.

Land south of Wheatsheaf Fromes Hill, Bishops Frome

Private developer - Bell Homes

The site is located off the A4103 on land to the rear of The Wheatsheaf Inn, Fromes Hill. The site consists of 20 units including 7 low cost market properties.

The site is subject to a S106 with local connection to the parish of Bishops Frome.

The affordable housing consists of:

• 4 x 2 beds with discount of 32% off open market value
• 3 x 3 beds with discount of 35% off open market value

Anticipated completion March 2025.

Land south of Wheatsheaf Fromes Hill, Bishops Frome planning application details 150473/F.

Land to south of Woodville Grove, Sutton St Nicholas

Private developer - Bell Homes

Planning permission granted in August 2023 for 24 properties, of which 8 will be delivered as low cost market housing.

The affordable housing will consist of:

• 4 x 2 beds with a discount of 32% off open market value
• 4 x 3 beds with a discount of 35% off open market value

The site is subject to a S106 with local connection to the parish of Sutton St Nicholas.

Anticipated completion March 2025.

Land to south of Woodville Grove, Sutton St Nicholas planning application details 193293/F.

Middleton Avenue, Ross-on-Wye

Registered provider - Platform Housing

This development of 44 affordable homes was granted planning permission in June 2021. It is a mix of 1,2 and 3 bedroom units. Included is a one bedroom bungalow. There is also a two bedroom bungalow for an identified client on the Accessible Home Register. The tenure is affordable rent and shared ownership.

Affordable rent

• 2 x 1 bed flat
• 1 x 1 bed bungalow
• 2 x 2 bed flat
• 6 x 2 bed house
• 1 x 2 bed bungalow
• 4 x 3 bed house
• 1 x 4 bed house

Shared ownership

• 9 x 2 bed house
• 16 x 3 bed house
• 2 x 4 bed house

There is a local connection to Ross-on-Wye for the rented units.

Anticipated completion June 2024.

Land off Middleton Avenue, Ross-on-Wye planning application details P193478/F.