Developments

The Site

Local authority: Torbay Borough Council
Client: Sovereign 
Contractor: Leadbitter Group
Homes: 65 Rent, 37 Shared Ownership
Total HCA grant: 6,500,000

Sovereign in partnership with the Homes and Communities Agency and Torbay Council is creating a flagship scheme for the south west. The development situated off Beechfield Avenue in Torquay is set to become the region’s leading eco-development, providing advanced environmental features in both the homes and the surrounding area.

Beechfield View will occupy approximately 4.6 acres of previously undeveloped land. Originally owned by Torbay Council, it was identified for development within the Local Plan and sold to Sovereign at a nil cost. Sovereign South+West actively engaged with local residents and the wider community, ensuring their needs were met and in 2009 the site gained planning consent.

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The Scheme

Beechfield View will be developed by Sovereign Living Limited, in contract with Leadbitter Construction. Work began work on the site in October 2010 and the homes will be completed in phases throughout 2012-2013 providing a mix of 112 apartments and 32 houses for sale, shared ownership and rent. This will include 25 apartments specifically for people over the age of 55 and eight wheelchair accessible homes.

Each affordable home will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes levels 4 and 5. This will provide a range of sustainable features including:

• photovoltaic roof panels to provide electricity

• solar panels to heat hot water

• Mechanical Ventilated Heat Recovery to recycle heat within

• rainwater harvesting and

• permeable paving to roadways throughout the development.