Community Gateway Association was given the green light for the scheme by Preston City Council
Almost half of the homes on a new estate in suburban Preston will be designed by the people who end up living in them. The development – just south of the M55 in Higher Bartle – has been described by the city-based housing association behind it as “unique”.
Twenty-six of the 58 properties on the site will be so-called “custom builds”. That means the purchasers will be able to dictate the design of their new homes, within what CGA calls “agreed parameters” needed in order to “reflect the surrounding development”.READ MORE: 'Unacceptable' delays as MP demands action is taken
However, in the 12 months to October 2021, just three people had declared an interest in self or custom-build opportunities in Preston, via a register that local authorities have to maintain in order to monitor demand. The plots reserved for the custom builds will be clustered around green space that will act as the focal point for the development and a connected, neighbouring estate of 175 properties.
However, the document explained that CGA had encountered “difficulties” with the current landowner who, committee members were told, had declined to sign that agreement – known as a “section 106” – before selling the plot. Marcus Fisher said that CGA’s “only option” as a result of the impasse was to ask the city council to agree to what he acknowledged was the “slightly unusual” situation of granting permission before the section 106 had been finalised.
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