400 new Gladedale homes for the North East

Primo by Gladedale today (21st March 2008) unveiled multi-million pound plans to bring much-needed new housing to the north east of England. The leading housebuilder is planning a £45 million development programme to create more than 430 new homes in the first half of 2008.

Part of the Gladedale Group – the UK’s sixth largest housebuilder – Primo is committed to meeting housing needs with a range of affordable homes.

Work has already started on three sites which will deliver a total of 181 properties.

A £3.5 million development at Hepburn Gardens in Gateshead has just received planning permission and a total of 34 two and three bedroom homes are to be created.

A further 100 homes are planned for Edenhills in Peterlee and the £8.5 million regeneration of the former council housing scheme will see a range of two, three and four bedroom homes being built.

The former Ashington College site in Northumberland is to be the site of a £5.8 million development. The college building is now being demolished to make way for 47 two and three bedroom homes.

The company has also submitted planning applications for a further three developments.

A £9 million regeneration initiative for Flodden Road in Sunderland would revitalise the local area with 90 two, three and four bedroom homes as well as amenities for the local community.

A £8 million regeneration programme is also proposed for Neil Street in Sunderland. This would see the creation of 72 two, three and four bedroom homes.

A further fourteen homes are planned for Front Street, Quarrington Hill in County Durham. The £1.5 million initiative would see the site transformed with two and three bedroom terraced properties.

Primo by Gladedale is also set to submit planning applications for a further three developments.

The company proposes to redevelop two former nursing homes in Middlesborough to create 53 two and three bedroom homes in a £6.5 million development.

An application for a £3 million redevelopment of a derelict nursing home at Glebe House, Dryburgh in Washington is also to be submitted imminently. If successful, a development of 23 one, two and three bedroom homes will be created.

Len Worsfold, Managing Director of Primo by Gladedale, said: “There is a lot of negativity surrounding the property market at the moment but we are confident that there are still high levels of demand for our homes.

“We are focused on delivering affordable homes and there will always be a need for quality new housing in this area.

“We are committed to supporting regeneration work currently on-going in the region and to bring communities back to life with housing designed to address local need.”