20 November 2014
A large community development planned for a disused airfield in Cambridgeshire could feature a significant proportion of self build homes.
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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed Crest Nicholson as its development partner for the £1 billion scheme on the site of Wyton Airfield. The housebuilder has earmarked an undisclosed number of self build homes to feature within a larger development of up to 4,500 new homes, infrastructure and community facilities.
The development will be designed and provided in line with ‘garden village’ principles; visionary design, high-quality green spaces, a mix of tenures and involvement of communities.
Located near Huntingdon, the site is no longer needed for defence purposes and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) claims that the sale of the land will make a significant contribution to government housing targets.
Scott Black, Crest Nicholson Group New Business Director, said: “The transformation of Wyton Airfield into a thriving new community will deliver a mix of much needed high quality new homes, including a proportion for self build. We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work in partnership DIO to realise the full redevelopment potential of this significant brownfield site.”
It is anticipated that a planning application will be submitted in the early part of 2016.
