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Boots picks modular developer for 600-home scheme
Pharmacy giant Boots has picked Ilke Homes to deliver 622 modular homes in Nottingham.
Boots, which is headquartered in the city, is developing a 43-acre site on its main campus, which forms part of a wider 286-acre enterprise zone.
The site had been earmarked for residential development since 2014, with the scheme set to become Ilke Homes’ flagship development site, subject to planning approval.
The proposed scheme will seek to deliver 505 houses and 117 apartments. All the houses will be manufactured along production lines at Ilke Homes’ 250,000 sq ft factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
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According to Ilke Homes, the modular house builder will work with architecture firm HTA Design to curate a ‘model village’.
All 505 houses will have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least B, making them more energy-efficient than 92% of all new builds in the UK. A reserved matters planning application is due to be submitted imminently.
Tom Heathcote, executive director of development at Ilke Homes, said: “This site represents a truly special opportunity to create a unique and sustainable housing development within the established Nottingham conurbations.
“The site is steeped in rich heritage and has been a central part of Boots’ success story over the last few decades, so we are incredibly excited for the opportunity to work alongside Boots, HTA Design, and the local stakeholders at both Broxtowe Borough and Nottingham City Councils to truly transform this redundant industrial space into a well-designed new community and provide better homes in a better way.”
Mark Chivers, director of estates at Boots UK, said: “We are delighted to partner with Ilke Homes to develop this site to provide high-quality, affordable and energy-efficient housing for people in the local area.
“Because of the historical significance of this site and everything it represents in terms of our company heritage it was vital that we find the right partner. I am pleased that the site will be put to good use and look forward to seeing a thriving community emerge there in the coming years.”
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