Symene Community Land Trust and Hastoe officially opened a new affordable housing development for the local people of Symondsbury at an event on Friday 22nd May.
The Symene Community Land Trust was formed in 2008 with the specific aim of providing affordable housing for local people. A survey of the parish indicated that there was a significant level of housing need and overwhelming support for a housing scheme for the benefit of the community. Support was provided by Wessex CLT Project and a partnership was formed with Hastoe.
Multi-award winning Independent developer, C G Fry & Son Limited, announces its submission of outline planning application to build 650 houses, including 25% affordable housing, on land at Jurston Farm, Wellington, which will now be considered by Taunton Deane Borough Council.
The application is in outline form with the means of access to be determined and proposes a mixed-use development*(please see note to Editors). This comprises open market and social housing and a local centre and central square. There is also land reserved for a new primary school and public open space,...
There were celebrations in Alcombe, a hamlet in Dunster Parish this week as Magna West Somerset officially opened its latest housing scheme built by independent developer, C G Fry & Son. The development named Brackensfield comprises 33 homes for rent, with a mix of two, three and four bedroom houses as well as two bedroom bungalows.
C G Fry & Son built the properties to Level 3 of the Code for ‘Sustainable Homes’ standard. They are equipped with gas central heating. Michael Dear, commercial director for C G Fry & Son, said: “ We are delighted to have been part of this...
Raglan Housing celebrated the creation of much-needed affordable rural housing this month with the official opening of Nine Barrow View, a brand-new development of eight rental properties in Steppes, Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck. The smart new homes - which are close to the popular seaside town of Swanage and exclusively for local people – built by C G Fry & Son were opened by Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset.
Nine Barrow View, which the housing association has delivered in partnership with Purbeck District Council, Langton Matravers Parish Council...
Dorchester-based C G Fry & Son has for the third year running won a top industry regional award for the medium size house builder category for their site at Balidon Place, Yeovil. Judges in the ‘Pride in the Job’ competition organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC) voted Fry’s building site manager Nathan Pyett as this year’s South West regional winner in the category for medium-sized building.
The awards made from an initial pool of over 13,000 site managers across the UK chose Nathan as one of the top-performing site managers to receive a 2012 Pride in the Job...
