Taylor Woodrow - Environmentally friendly homes for Leybourne
Grange hospital site
The creation of a sustainable neighbourhood on a
former hospital site designed to minimise environmental
impact has moved a step closer with the appointment of
UK home builder, Taylor Woodrow, as preferred developer.
The selection was made by national regeneration agency,
English Partnerships, which acquired Leybourne Grange in
West Malling near Maidstone, Kent, last year as part of
its Hospital Sites Programme. Launched in 2005, the
Programme aims to bring 96 redundant hospital sites
across the country back into productive use.
Following a two-stage selection process, Taylor Woodrow
successfully conformed to English Partnerships’
evaluation criteria, including sustainability, design
quality, estate management and experience of community
engagement.
Just under half of the 94 ha Leybourne Grange site will
be redeveloped to accommodate a total of 722 homes,
comprising 702 new properties and the conversion of the
listed manor house into 21 apartments. All of the homes
will meet the EcoHomes Excellent standard and 176 will
be available for affordable rent or shared ownership,
giving more people the opportunity to become homeowners.
Commenting on the appointment, David Ashworth, Acting
Regional Director, South-East at English Partnerships,
said; “We were very impressed with the Taylor Woodrow
submission and are confident we have chosen the right
development partner for Leybourne Grange. The team at
Taylor Woodrow shares our commitment to achieving the
highest possible environmental standards and finding
innovative ways to cut carbon emissions across the site.
“We are looking forward to transforming this redundant
former hospital site into a truly sustainable new
neighbourhood that will bring a new vitality to the
local area and increase the provision of affordable
homes.”
John Holland- Kaye, Operations Director (Southern) at
Taylor Woodrow said; “Taylor Woodrow is delighted to be
awarded preferred developer status for such a landmark
site and we are committed to employing the highest
standards of construction and design throughout the
development.
“Central to this will be the environmental aspects of
our work. Taylor Woodrow appreciates that water
resources are under pressure in the South East and as a
response to this, the new community will have a range of
water saving initiatives including grey water recycling.
Additionally, in order to make these homes more energy
efficient and environmentally friendly, there will be
solar powered water heating and a large scale biomass
boiler which will use plants grown on site or locally as
fuel. Where possible existing onsite material will be
recycled and new materials will be locally sourced to
support the local economy.
“Transport links in the shape of buses, footpaths and
cycle paths will be improved and provided to the nearby
towns and train stations.”
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