Lea Hough’s Planning and Development team have recently been involved in
the sale of land that will see 50 high
quality homes being built in North Blackburn.
Lea Hough were appointed by Queen Elizabeth’s
Grammar School Old Boys Association to project manage the planning and
marketing of two redundant football pitches.
This involved several stages, beginning
with the initial conceptual promotion with the Local Planning Authority at
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Our role also
involved liaising with Sports England and a range of voluntary sporting
and religious bodies, before securing Planning Consent for a viable
residential redevelopment of the pitches. Following on from this, our team
selected a preferred developer, before entering into negotiations to secure the
best possible price for the land.
Lea Hough’s Planning team successfully
managed the project through to the final sale of the land to national
house builder, Miller Homes. The proposed site plans will see a mixture of
3 and 4 bedroom quality homes being constructed, with building set to commence
early in 2020.
Our Surveyor, Richard Prest, commented:
“We are delighted to have been able to
assist Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Old Boys Association with the sale
of these disused football pitches. The development of suitable land for new
housing generally brings economic growth to an area and, in this case, the
developer was selected as they are renowned for building high quality schemes,
which will fit in well with the area’s surrounding homes.
“The successful sale of the land also
means a multi-million pound receipt for the Association, which will
benefit a wide range of educational/sporting projects linked to Queen
Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Blackburn.”
Lea Hough’s Planning and Development team
have been involved in several land sales throughout Lancashire over
the course of the last 12 months. We can advise landowners at an early stage on the most
appropriate course of action, or else can become involved further down the
line, for example when a site already has a planning application in process, or
has existing planning consents.
For more information on our land disposal services in the sale of land, or to speak to use about any land or development matter, please get in touch.