Planning granted for affordable homes in Ludgershall and Salisbury as part of the council’s affordable homes ambitions

Planning has been achieved, and work will begin on site later this year on two more affordable home developments brought forward by the council utilising a Modern Methods of Construction build.

The Ludgershall development will comprise four one-bed flats and eight two-bed houses, which are ideal for young people and smaller families, and five three-bed houses and one four-bed house, which are ideal for larger families. The site of the new development will utilise brownfield land, which was previously a care home that was demolished in 2023. The homes will be available as social rent and shared ownership.

The development at Rawlence Road in Salisbury will comprise four one-bed flats and two two-bed houses. All properties will be available as social rent and will be zero carbon in use.

The developments are part of the council’s ambition to deliver 1,000 new affordable homes, with 174 being delivered so far and a further 532 homes in the pipeline.

These two developments are MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) builds in partnership with Rollalong where the homes will be built offsite to exact specifications and then delivered to location and craned into position. The homes will be energy efficient, featuring solar panels and air source heat pumps and will achieve a minimum energy performance rating of B.

The social rented homes will be available to people with a housing need on the council’s housing register, with the shared ownership homes available to purchase through Wiltshire Council, helping people to get their first home at a lower price entry point, or maintain a position on the housing ladder at an affordable cost to them.

These new affordable homes are in addition to the affordable housing also being built and acquired by other affordable housing registered providers in Wiltshire.

Cllr Phil Alford, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “These affordable homes will help to address local housing need in Ludgershall and Salisbury and we’ve already had some positive feedback from residents. As MMC properties they will be high quality and energy efficient with lower running costs which will really benefit residents and is key focus for all of our new homes. There will also be a good mix of house sizes to cater for individuals and small and large families.

“This is one of several MMC schemes we are currently bringing forward alongside other types of development or acquisitions. We are also continuously engaging with local and regional developers to look for opportunities to acquire homes or development sites. We’ve already delivered 174 affordable homes, with another 532 in the pipeline as part of our council house build programme which will see millions invested in building and acquiring new, energy and cost-efficient council homes. We are also making a substantial investment to improve existing council homes to ensure they achieve a minimum energy performance rating of B. This project is supporting residents, families and communities up and down the county and we look forward to seeing the delivery of more energy efficient housing for residents.”