Homebuilder set to welcome potential buyers to Forster Park development in Stevenage

Bellway is preparing to welcome the first visitors to its Forster Park development in Stevenage.

The housebuilder is opening an interim sales and marketing suite at the site on Saturday 11 November, when the first properties will be released for sale. Bellway is set to build a total of 400 homes at the development, named in honour of the author EM Forster who grew up nearby at Rooks Nest House.

Work has started on the first phase of construction, in which Bellway is delivering 105 homes including 75 two, three and four-bedroom properties for private sale and 30 affordable homes for rent or shared ownership.

Greg Allsop, sales director for Bellway North London, said: “Our Forster Park development will create modern homes with sustainability in mind.

“As part of our commitment to sustainable development and energy efficiency, each property will have photovoltaic panels and triple glazing, as well as an electric vehicle charging point. This scheme is bringing significant benefits to the area, from the jobs it is creating to the £1.1m that the wider scheme is generating in investment in local services as part of the planning agreement.

“As a five-star rated builder with the Home Builders Federation, we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and visitors will be able to experience that from the first moment they meet our team. We are looking forward to showing potential buyers the wide range of properties that we are delivering to meet the needs of the local area.”

As part of the planning agreements for the whole scheme, the developers have committed to investing £1.1m in local infrastructure including healthcare, schools, transport, and sports facilities.

Planning permission for the first phase of homes was granted earlier this year. Revised plans for the layout of the local centre at Forster Park, with shops, commercial space, a public plaza and affordable housing, and plans for a further area of private housing within the development were approved by the council’s planning committee on Thursday 26 October.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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