GSA colleagues recently celebrated the initial handovers at our Lion Close development in the village of Edgmond, Shropshire.
Our development partner, Upper Langley Homes, arranged a garden party with a barbecue to mark the end of construction at Lion Close.
Located adjacent to the popular Edgmond Lion pub, the new development will provide 24 new affordable homes once complete.
Tina Lloyd, our Visiting Lettings Officer, who attended the end-of-project celebration said: “The party was a wonderful way to celebrate the conclusion of a successful project. It was great to work with Upper Langley Homes on the Lion Close scheme, and we look forward to seeing our customers settling into their new homes in the village.”
All the homes at Lion Close will be two-bed or three-bedroom houses and will be available for an affordable rent or purchase under a low-cost home ownership agreement.
Our Lettings Officer, Barbara Hamilton, who also attended the celebration said: “There is a lot of hard work that goes into both building homes and then getting our customers into them. Its all go and you don’t always have the time to stop and reflect on the important role we play as a social landlord.
“We could see the new homes at Lion Close from where the celebration was held which provided a perfect opportunity to celebrate our successful partnership in a tranquil setting.”
Each of the homes exceeds national space standards for affordable housing, and have secured a low-energy EPC band B and an environmental impact rating of A. The homes also utilise heat pump technology, alongside whole-house mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (MVHR) systems.
As part of the highway work for the Lion Close development a vehicle speed equipment was installed and formally handed over to the local parish council, to be used as part of its Speed Indicator Device (SID) Project. They will use the data to monitor speeds and help promote road safety in the community.