New, affordable housing developments
Harness Court, Limes Park, Basingstoke
Site history
Situated in the popular Limes Park development, Harness Court is on the site of a former NHS administration building at Park Prewett in north Basingstoke.
The development of 34 two, three and four-bed houses and 16 apartments provides 24 new homes for rent and 26 for shared ownership.
The Harness Court site is part of the wider Park Prewett Hospital re-development with English Partnerships. It's one of four sites Sentinel are developing which includes one of the key sites for the Governments Design For Manufacture initiative (£60k house).
Scheme history
Sentinel Housing bought the site from Taylor Wimpey in early 2008 as part of a multi-site partnership.
Funding for the scheme included a £2.16m Homes and Communities Agency subsidy plus a £620,000 recycled grant. Homes are constructed using traditional construction methods to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3.
Features
The development is built around a central green area and 12 houses benefit from attached garages, while all have private rear gardens. The 10 two-bed houses for shared ownership have all been sold. Both 1-bed and two of the two-bed apartments have been reserved off-plan. There are 12 two-bed apartments currently available.
Affordability
Homes were let on a local lettings basis, at a typical rent of £133.18pw for a 3-bed, four person house and £148.57pw for a 4-bed, eight person house.
Development details
Local authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Developer: Taylor Wimpey
Architect: Dalton Crawley Partnership
Cost: £10.1m
No of homes: 34 two, three & four bed houses and 16 apartments
Completion date: November 2009
New developments in other regions
There are plans firmly in place for the release of new affordable housing schemes in Newbury, Farnborough and the Popley, Kempshott and Limes Park areas of Basingstoke.
