Bellway has completed the purchase of a 62.4-acre site in Hellingly, East Sussex, from strategic land promoter, Catesby Estates.
The site, known as Park Farm East, is one of two parcels located on Park Farm, and was sold with outline planning permission for 360 homes, of which 35% are affordable, as well as football pitches, allotments, further extension to the 22-acre Hailsham country park, play areas and substantial offsite highways improvements.
The first phase, Park Farm West, was sold by Catesby Estates to Taylor Wimpey in 2021 and includes a further 40.8 acres of land, which is currently under development for 351 homes.
Catesby Estates has experienced a particularly strong few months of land sales, with today’s announcement resulting in the land promoter selling more than 277.1 acres of land in areas including Essex and West Sussex.
Catesby Estates has a strong track record of securing planning permission for multiple residential sites across Wealden District, including sites in Willingdon, Hellingly and Crowborough, demonstrating its ability to work collaboratively with the Council and deliver developments that respond to local housing needs and planning policy.
Andy Wright, associate land director at Catesby Estates, commented: “Having sold the first parcel of land at Park Farm in Hellingly to Taylor Wimpey back in 2021, it is great to now hand over the eastern part of the site to Bellway. Combined, the housebuilders will be bringing over 700 new homes to the area, alongside substantial new public space for the community to enjoy and improvements to the nearby highways.”
“We are extremely proud of our position as a leading strategic land promoter and, in particular, the team’s efforts over the last few months in selling a number of sites with the potential for over 1,450 new homes in key locations across the UK.”
