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Birmingham Post
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Laura Watson

Housing developer seeks land to build more homes in Staffordshire

A housing developer is on the look out for land so it can build more homes in Staffordshire.

Elan Homes says it is keen to "acquire additional land with development potential" following the success of its latest housing development in Loggerheads.

All of the properties at the company's 78-home Brook Meadow scheme are almost sold out.

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Sales director Marie Morris said: "When we acquired the land off Mucklestone Road back in 2018 there had been no new homes built in Loggerheads for a decade.

"Brook Meadow has now become somewhere people aspire to live, with buyers drawn by the benefits of a new build home and the community spirit within the village.

"There has been a surge in enquiries in the wake of the pandemic as people have reconsidered their priorities and are looking to move out of towns and cities such as Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent to somewhere that offers a better work-life balance.

"The final countdown of homes is now underway and, despite the limited availability, we're continuing to receive enquiries from people keen to live here. To help meet that ongoing demand and to ensure there's a future housing supply in the area we are committed to acquiring new sites and are keen to hear from landowners with sites with development potential."

Philip Palmer, land director for Elan Homes in the North, added: "As the Brook Meadow development draws to a close, we are looking to continue our presence in the Staffordshire and North Shropshire area, and would love to hear of new potential residential opportunities from landowners.

"As an independent housebuilder we can take a more flexible approach to site acquisition to that taken by other housebuilders. We'll consider land with, or without, planning permission, including sites occupied with derelict or underused buildings which offer potential for residential development.

"We have a proven track record of working with land owners, local authorities, industrial operators, land promoters and other stakeholders to progress schemes, appraising the local market and assessing who would want to live there, and why, before planning a bespoke development to address housing need in that particular area."

More information can be found on the Elan Homes website.

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