Located in South Marston, Swindon, HLM secured an option to purchase the site over 20 years ago, and since then it has been promoting the land through the planning process, as part of a wider strategic land parcel working alongside Taylor Wimpey and Hannick Homes.
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In August 2021 outline planning consent was secured for a total of 2,380 residential plots across a 400-acre site, of which 1,063 relate to HLM’s site.
In December 2023, a contract was exchanged to acquire the land, which has recently completed, simultaneously exchanging to sell 759 plots to Vistry which will complete in two phases with the first in 2024 and the second in 2026.
In addition to enabling the delivery of new homes including over 500 affordable homes, the wider site will bring several additional community benefits to the local area as part of the planning consent.
These include up to 26,900 sq ft of retail, food, service and business space, a new primary school and an extension to an existing school, as well as community and sport buildings, significant woodland planting, green infrastructure and children’s play spaces.
The transaction is expected to result in an ungeared internal rate of return for Henry Boot of 10% p.a.
HLM will retain 304 plots for future sale.
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