Housebuilders confirmed for £178m Kingston Village
Miller Homes, Stonebridge Homes, and Banks Homes will deliver 800 homes on the 121-acre site to the north west of Newcastle.
Infrastructure works will start early next year, with the first homes expected on the market in 2027.
Banks Property secured outline consent for Kingston Village last year and commenced a search for housebuilders supported by consultancy youngsRPS.
The development will include around 120 affordable homes, which will be handed over to a social housing provider to operate on completion.
As well as housing, Kingston Village will include a primary school, a local shop, a café, allotments, a village green, and public open space.
The land was allocated for housing in the 2015 Newcastle & Gateshead Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan and is on former agricultural land west of Brunton Lane, between Dinnington village and Kingston Park.
It is also close to the Newcastle Great Park development being advanced by Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon and will be linked to that and other nearby communities via public footpaths and cycle ways.
Russ Hall, managing director at Banks Property and Banks Homes, says: “Our vision is for Kingston Village to be an outstanding, vibrant community which will integrate successfully into the west of Newcastle.
“Confirming the housebuilders who will help to create Kingston Village is a major milestone in its development, with the new assets that will be delivered alongside their homes being central to the creation of this inclusive, sustainable new community.
“The importance of increasing the UK’s supply of high-quality homes, both to ensure people have the housing options they need in the places they want to live and to support the wider UK economy’s future growth, has never been clearer, and we’re proud to be part of a project that will have a significant impact on Newcastle and the wider North East in this respect.
“When Graeme Bruce at youngsRPS first identified the site’s potential and introduced it to us, it sparked a collaboration which has since secured planning permission, attracted leading housebuilders and paved the way for one of the region’s most important housing schemes.”
Graeme Bruce, managing director at youngsRPS, adds: “This is arguably the biggest single residential land sale in the North East in recent times.
“The sheer scale of the site, coupled with the intense interest it generated from both local and national developers, underlines its significance.
“Bringing this project to completion has been the largest development sale I’ve handled in my career and one of the most professionally rewarding.”
Ryan Lincoln, regional managing director at Miller Homes, said: “This represents one of the most significant and sought-after development opportunities in the North East and we’re proud to be part of the select group of developers to deliver it.”
Steve Errington, managing director at Stonebridge Homes, adds: “Kingston Village is the largest project in Stonebridge Homes’ history, and we are proud to be delivering 354 of its new homes.”
