We are delighted that our joint venture partnership with Kingston Council has been recognised in the Best Community Engagement Outcomes category at this year’s Building London Planning Awards.
The Building London Planning Awards celebrate and champion outstanding town planning and creative development from across London’s built environment sector.
The award was won for our engagement with residents and stakeholders of the Cambridge Road Estate, Kingston. Cambridge Road Estate is Kingston’s latest regeneration scheme, delivering a mix of up to 2,170 new high-quality, ‘greener’ homes, and new community facilities including green spaces and play areas. 941 of these much-needed homes will be affordable, with a minimum of 114 council homes.
Our partnership with Kingston Council is driven by the vision to create sustainable and safe communities and to deliver a range of housing options to meet diverse needs. In early 2020, estate residents voted in favour of the estate’s joint venture regeneration and together, we aim to meet the demand for much-needed housing, creating the foundation for future generations to thrive.
This timely recognition is testament to the strong collaborative relationship we have with our partners and our continued efforts to find ways to deliver high-quality housing that meets the diverse needs of local residents.
Daniel King, Managing Director, West London and Thames Valley, Countryside said: “At Countryside we are committed to delivering high-quality schemes which positively impact the communities in which we operate. We are delighted to have been recognised for our work with Kingston Council to regenerate the Cambridge Road Estate, improving the safety and environment for local residents and bringing new, much-needed homes to the area. Huge congratulations to our teams and partners for achieving such exemplary results.''
We are delighted to announce that we have won a RoSPA Silver Award for our Health and Safety performance at our flagship Timber Frame factories in Warrington and Narborough.
We are proud to announce that Beaulieu, our award-winning joint venture scheme with L&Q in Chelmsford, Essex, has been shortlisted for the Essex Housing Awards 2022 in the Large Housing Schemes category.
Countryside and L&Q, the developers of Beaulieu, alongside the Land Trust who now manage the open spaces at Beaulieu, are celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for new development, Beaulieu in Chelmsford, one of 2,208 UK winners.
We are proud to share that our Tangmere Strategic Development Location (TSDL) in Chichester has been awarded with a Commendation in the Best Plan category at the RTPI South East Awards for Planning Excellence 2022.
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in five categories at this year's British Homes Awards, with Greenwich Millennium Village, Azure, Watermark and South Oxhey Central all recognised.
Rochester Riverside has been shortlisted in the Best Community Initiative category at the Housebuilder Awards 2022, which are now in their 18th year and celebrate excellence in all aspects of the housebuilding sector.
Our £419m joint venture with Hyde, in partnership with Medway Council and Homes England, has been shortlisted on account of its extensive consultation and engagement with the local community. The designs for Rochester Riverside, which is transforming a 50-acre brownfield site into a new riverside destination with around 1,400 new homes, were developed through a comprehensive consultation strategy with local council members, stakeholders and residents through public exhibitions with fly-through video and immersive visuals. This extensive community consultation has resulted in a carefully considered scheme with homes and spaces influenced by local people and the history of the area, creating a link between old and new.
A new urban quarter that echoes Rochester’s rich townscape, the completed phases have already delivered 331 new homes along with a Costa, Co-op and Travelodge around a public plaza, creating an inviting new gateway to Rochester Riverside from historic Rochester and the station, whilst re-establishing connections between Rochester and the River Medway through a new 2.5km public river walkway.
In addition to S106 commitments, £300,000 has been set aside for the community through the Rochester Riverside Community Board, which oversees funding for community projects to spread the benefits of the landmark development across the area. In operation since March 2019, the Board has funded 27 separate social, economic and environmental community initiatives, leaving a successful legacy across the community and directly benefiting over 250,000 people.
Chosen by an expert judging panel from across the industry, the winning schemes will be announced at a glittering black tie awards ceremony on Thursday 10th November at the InterContinental London - The O2, where we are looking forward to joining our colleagues and fellow property professionals to celebrate the best of the housebuilding industry.
