Bournville's sweet property development
Chocoholics and sweet tooths listen up. Is the thought of living in a gingerbread house with chocolate doorknobs your idea of heaven? Well you could be one step closer with a new housing development.
Okay I’ll be honest, it’s not quite sugar plums and dolly mixtures, but work on creating a £25 million development in the heart of the Cadbury Community is set to begin at the end of the month. The Bournville Village Trust (that’s right, Bournville, the makers of that lovely dark choccie bar, mmmmm) has received funding for 167 new homes on the Lower Shenley estate in south Birmingham.
“unprecedented landscaping”
Part of the redevelopment of the area has already been completed, consisting of 56 new bungalows, flats and homes as well as “unprecedented levels of landscaping, some public artwork and unique security lighting”. Unprecedented landscaping? Blimey. Alan Titchmarsh will be impressed.
The new development will pioneer the Netherlands’ street design ‘Home Zone’. Apparently this means that people and cars will share the same carriageway and pavements, not dangerous in the slightest because drivers will obviously stick to the walking pace speed limit of 10mph….right. Home Zone schemes also include large play areas for children and ample green space.
Flats and family homes
I must warn you though, don’t get too excited because most of the new homes will be used for social renting but 34 private homes will be available, on Parklands, ranging from two-bedroom flats to five-bedroom family houses. Let’s hope it doesn’t get too hot or they’ll melt.
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