Former Bromsgrove council offices to make way for new homes

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Nicky Godding

Malvern-based building contractor Speller Metcalfe has secured an £8.6 million contract to build a new housing development on behalf of Bromsgrove District Council.

The scheme, which is a mixture of affordable rent, private rent, shared ownership and market properties will provide more than 60 new homes on the site of the former council offices at Burcot Lane.

Mark Eaton, Living Manager at Speller Metcalfe, said: "As a local contractor we understand the need for sustainable housing in Worcestershire and are delighted to be working with Bromsgrove District council as they embark on their first housing scheme."

Council leader, Karen May, said: "I am delighted that this council saw and took the opportunity to develop this land to benefit our residents and help them get a foot on the properly ladder, and even put a roof over their heads."

Funding for the project comes from Bromsgrove District Council and a grant from Homes England. Speller Metcalfe will begin demolition works this autumn. The properties will be built next year.

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.