Esh Construction to build 300 affordable homes in Yorkshire and North East, including in Hull and Bridlington

Esh Construction’s innovative land-led solution will deliver £65 million of new affordable homes, after the contractor completed the purchase of four sites across Yorkshire and the North East.

The County Durham headquartered contractor launched its land-led development solution in 2019 to provide an improved offer to clients, not only sourcing developable land and conducting technical, design and construction assessments, but taking greater control of land acquisition, planning and construction processes. The latest land-led deals will provide almost 300 new affordable homes.

In Yorkshire, Esh’s team has bought land in Bridlington and Hull, which will pave the way for developments worth £36 million. The Ryehill development will bring 65 new affordable homes, part of an £11m scheme of two, three and four bedroom homes to Hull. And the Pinfold Lane scheme in Bridlington is a £25 million scheme, a mix of 54 affordable homes and 68 apartments, part of an extra care scheme which offers independent but supported living to older people.

Laura Devaney, Land and Partnerships Director at Esh Construction, explained that improving the affordable housing offer has been a key driver for growth for Esh’s land-led solution. As an Investment Partner with Homes England, Esh also unlocks access to grant funding on behalf of registered housing provider clients.

“With the UK Government outlining targets for 1.5 million new build homes within the next five years, local authorities have been urged to grant planning permission for approximately 462,500 homes each year. The demand is high for quality developments to be brought forward, and we have another wave of sites across the North East and Yorkshire that are already progressing towards planning submission,” she said.

In the North East, land has been secured for a £20 million project which will deliver a 55-home extra care development in Gateshead, while in Jarrow, Esh has purchased land directly from South Tyneside Council to deliver a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses and two-bedroom flats as part of a £9 million affordable housing scheme.

Working alongside land agents, landowners, local authorities and registered social housing providers, Esh’s land-led solution is centred around collaboration and transparency, lending itself to partners playing to their strengths and alleviating workloads for providers.

Since it launched its land-led solutions new housing schemes have flourished, with completed projects including 32 new affordable homes in Leeds, 124 affordable homes and retirement apartments in Askern, as well 96 new affordable homes in Easington Village.

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