27 May 2015
Planning approval has been secured for a custom build scheme of five homes close to the centre of Oxford.
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‘The Acre’, HAB Housing’s first development for the luxury housing market, will host five two-storey detached homes on a hillside suburban site surrounded by native woodland. Each of the five-bedroom homes – designed by John Pardey Architects – will be individually-designed for their specific position on the hill.
Winter garden rooms and double garages with integrated workshop areas and multi-bike storage will feature across the scheme and each home can be adapted to suit buyers’ desires as to living and sleeping arrangements; with different layouts for home working, guest accommodation, open-plan living and flexibility in the number of bedrooms.
HAB’s Simon McWhirter said: “This is fantastic news. John Pardey Architects and Robert Bray Associates have combined with us to craft a really cracking scheme. We can’t wait to get started and would love to hear from anyone who’s interested in settling in the area.”
HAB delivered its first custom build scheme of 42 homes in Swindon (The Triangle) in 2011 and recently sold all 78 homes on its Applewood development in Stroud. In July 2013, HAB Chairman and self build champion Kevin McCloud launched a campaign to raise funds to expand his housing development company.
Homes on The Acre development are aimed at the high-end of the market with prices starting at £1.5m. Work is expected to begin on site in early autumn.
