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Kelston Close, Yate

Client
Solon Housing Association
Location
Yate, Gloucestershire
Project Leaders
Kate Da-Costa-Greaves Richard Fellows
Size
24 Units
Value
2.73M

Challenge

The project involved a brownfield site requiring the demolition of the former and unoccupied elderly persons home at Wapley Court, Kelston Close, Yate to create 9 flats, including both 1 and 2 bed units with 15 houses being 2 or 3 bedroom dwellings for Solon Housing Association. The site is also bounded by 2 schools Abbotswood Primary School and Culverhill Special School, a Nursery and a Recreation Ground.

Solon Housing Association, a Bristol-based charitable Housing Association, purchased the land from South Gloucestershire Council and obtained a grant from the Homes and Communities Agency to progress this development. At the time Kelston Close was Solon’s largest land led affordable housing development to date.

Sector
Housing
Affordable Housing
Services
Architecture (RIBA Stages 0-6)
Feasibility Studies
Planning Applications
Design & Build
Community Consultation
Landscape Architecture
Partners
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Solon Housing Association

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Quattro Design Architects affordable residential housing and landscape architectural design services
Quattro Design Architects affordable residential housing and landscape architectural design services
Quattro Design Architects affordable residential housing and landscape architectural design services
Quattro Design Architects affordable residential housing and landscape architectural design services

Solution

Thorough community consultation, we ensured the local community had a voice during proposal discussions. We addressed any local issues prior to submission, this proved crucial to the project’s success, with all members of the client, designer and contractor teams actively involved and working together for a positive outcome.

The homes were therefore designed with local surroundings in mind and this, coupled with the team working closely with the Local Planning Authority to assist a reduced approval process, allowed for a dynamic and proactive site commencement.

The principal objective of this scheme, was to create a pleasant, attractive and sustainable development for the local area and its residents, that responded to the local housing need. The layout purposely provides an informal residential setting combining the parking and landscaping areas to the front of the dwellings creating a green street at the heart of the development.

Quattro utilised materials seen in the local area to create a contemporary looking scheme, using clean lines across the elevations to provide an uncluttered appearance throughout the development.

The project team worked closely with Abbotswood Primary School during the construction phase assisting in the creation of a piece of art to feature within the cul-de-sac. The school used a colourful tree as the main subject of their design and each leaf symbolised the school’s values, a message for all the children and new residents to see each day.

The Contractor registered with the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme and they achieved excellent scores of 37 and 38 whilst ensuring the project was completed safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality.

Solon is very proud of the 24 homes developed at Kelston Close which provided much needed affordable housing.

Richard James, Development Director
Solon Housing Association, Bristol

We are pleased that we were able to improve upon the target construction period to deliver these much needed affordable homes sooner than anticipated. This project (Kelston Close) is an example of true collaborative working.

Phillip Barnes,Regional Manager
E G Carter & Co Ltd, Gloucester

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Clients and Partners

E G Carter & Co Ltd
Solon South West Housing Association
Accord Housing Association
Alliance Homes
Connexus Housing
Live West Homes Ltd
Monmouthshire Housing Association
Piper Homes
Platform Housing Ltd
Rooftop Housing Group Ltd
Sanctuary Group
Selwood Housing
Sovereign
The Guinness Partnership
Two Rivers Housing
United living
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd
West Mercia Housing Group
Yarlington Housing Group
The Salvation Army
Homes in Sedgemoor
Greensquare Group
Cirencester Housing
Central Housing Investment Consortium
Bristol Property Partnership
Ark Housing Consultancy
Advance
SWPA framework
Bristol City Council
Wyedean Housing Association
S F Planning
Wiltshire Council
Lane Britton Jenkins
Melt Homes
J Harper & Sons
Eastington CLT
Boo Homes
Speller Metcalfe Ltd
Gloucestershire County Council
Dowdeswell Estates
Willmott Dixon Construction
Kier Living Ltd
Swindon Borough Council
Bromford Group
Aqua Construction
Beard and Tandy Developments
Redcliffe Homes
Redrow Homes
CJ Bayliss
Rydon Construction
SAHA Development Company
Stonewater Procurement
Stroud District Council
Elim
G P Thomas and Sons Ltd
Gloucester City Homes
J Harper & Sons Ltd
Ken Biggs Contractors
LHC
Land Promotions Ltd
Lovell Partnership Ltd
M F Freeman
Markey Construction
McIntosh DBR
Mcloughin Planning
Cheltenham Borough Homes
Blackbox Planning

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