PLANS TO REDEVELOP a brownfield site in Stroud have taken a significant step forward. 

Gloucester-based developer, Newland Homes, has officially purchased the site and is poised to start demolition and groundworks this year.

Last year, Stroud District Council gave the green light to Newland Homes’ plans to transform the brownfield land between Bath Road and Dudbridge Road into 111 low and zero carbon homes, encompassing 88 two and three bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes and 23 one and two bed apartments. 

Newland Homes say that the low and zero carbon homes will be equipped with the latest renewable technology for heat and power, that air source heat pumps will heat the houses and that properties will benefit from a significant array of high-performance solar panels to generate electricity. 

Meanwhile,  wiring provision for electric car charging points will be provided.

Andrew Billings, land director at Newland Homes, said: “Redevelopment has been a long time coming, and we’re eager to start regenerating the site to create a desirable collection of design-led, sustainable homes. 

"Our award-winning zero carbon homes are widely recognised as the future for housing and we’re pleased to be able to bring these to Stroud.”

Daniels Industrial Estate was first identified for redevelopment in 2018 and the previous owners, Industrial Sales Limited, worked with the few remaining tenants of the leased buildings to help facilitate their relocation.  

Many of the office and industrial units had lain unoccupied for many year. 

Newland Homes say the homes will be contemporary in design, with architectural references which pay heed to the industrial and metal fabricating history of the site, such as the use of red brick with large window openings, brick detailing around front doors and bespoke metal door canopies.

The Fern House Offices, Gate House and the B&Q store will be retained on site, with their associated employment. 

The existing site entrance from Dudbridge Road will remain and a second entrance point for cars will be created on Bath Road.