Countryside News

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 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.

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.

We are proud to share that Great Kneighton, our flagship residential scheme in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded the Best Residential Development at this year’s Eastern Echo Awards.

We are delighted to see five of our employees listed amongst the first- round of winners at the NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 2022.

We are excited to share that Regency Grange, our boutique development located in the historic spa town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has been shortlisted in the Residential Development of the Year category for Insider’s South East Property Awards 2022.

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Developer of The Year at this year’s Insider South East Property Awards. The awards recognise the most successful developers, developments, and deals in the region, alongside showcasing continued success and industry leading project approaches.

The Developer of The Year award recognises developers who have produced impressive schemes to a high quality, and considers factors including the delivery of projects and contributions made to the region. Receiving this nomination is a testament to our flagship developments across the South East of England.

As a five-star housebuilder, we pride ourselves on building high-quality homes and delivering exceptional standards of service as part of our commitment to creating places people love and this timely recognition is a testament to our team’s hard work and success. Across the South East we have developments that have transformed areas and brought much-needed housing to the areas such as Kent, Berkshire, and Greenwich.

A huge congratulations to all of our teams, partners, and various other stakeholders whose continued efforts are making a great impact.

​​​​​​​We are excited to share that Great Kneighton, our latest residential scheme in Cambridgeshire, has been shortlisted in the Best Residential Development category for the Eastern Echo Awards 2022.