60 affordable homes at Marston Airfield gets green light

Vistry Group, in partnership with GreenSquareAccord, is set to transform the last part of the former RAF Long Marston airfield in Lower Quinton into a contemporary development of Airfield House.

The estate is set to blend the Cotswold countryside with contemporary housing.

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The development is just a 10-minute drive from Stratford-upon-Avon whilst still in close reach of Warwick, Evesham, Worcester, and Birmingham.

The new homes are designed to meet a wide range of housing requirements with 21 homes provided for affordable rent, 13 homes for social rent, and the remaining 26 homes available under a shared ownership scheme.

In addition to the affordable housing, Vistry is investing over £600,000 to support an array of community services, including money for education, healthcare, highways and policing.

Adam Sharpe, managing director for Vistry South West Midlands, said: "We are excited to have secured planning permission for Airfield House and to be working with Greensquare Accord on this exciting new development.

"There is a significant need for new, high-quality, affordable housing in this part of the Warwickshire and this is a major step forward in meeting that demand.

"We know that affordable buyers will relish the opportunity to live in modern family homes and to be part of a vibrant and well-connected new community here in Warwickshire.”

Mike Nolan, Head of Development at GreenSquareAccord added, "We are proud to be delivering 60 new affordable homes for people and families in Warwickshire as part of the Long Marston Garden Village development.

"By providing homes for affordable and social rent alongside homes available under a shared ownership scheme, we are assisting to address a variety of local housing needs in part of Warwickshire where it is highly desirable to live."