The Hill Group has begun construction on the first project to start through the Gravesham Community Investment Partnership.
The GCIP has been founded between Hill and Gravesham Borough Council, aiming to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes for local people.
Construction is underway at Milton Place in Gravesend, where the housebuilder will deliver 76 new homes. The development comprises 61 apartments and 15 houses, providing a mix of affordable rent, assisted living and private sale homes. The apartment building, comprising a mix of one and two-bedroom homes, will provide affordable rent and supported living accommodation, including eight wheelchair-accessible homes. The 15 houses will be sold privately, offering a range of two, three and four-bedroom family homes.
Designed to be tenure blind, all affordable and private homes will share the same landscaping, materials and boundary treatments, and with no clustering or separation of tenures across the site.
Milton Place is a 12-minute walk from Gravesend railway station, with direct rail links into central London in around 30 minutes. Residents will also benefit from a well-connected bus route on Milton Road, the Uber Boat service from the Historic Gravesend Pier, and the new King Charles III England Coast Path.
Andy Hill OBE, founder and group chief executive at The Hill Group, said: “Seeing work begin at Milton Place is a hugely important milestone, not just for this project, but for our wider partnership with Gravesham Borough Council. This is the first development we’re delivering together through our investment partnership, and it sets the standard for what’s to come: genuinely mixed-tenure, tenure-blind homes in a well-connected, sustainably designed setting that respects the character of the area.”
“We’re proud to be bringing forward a development that will provide a real mix of housing, alongside new public green space and better connections to Gordon Gardens for the whole community.”
Cllr John Burden, leader of Gravesham Borough Council, said: “This is a really significant moment for the Gravesham Community Investment Partnership and for local people waiting for a good-quality, affordable home. Milton Place will deliver a genuine mix of tenures, including much-needed supported living and wheelchair-accessible homes.”
“Alongside the new homes, this development improves the public realm for everyone in the area, with new green space next to the skate park and better pedestrian links. It’s a strong first step in our partnership with Hill, and a clear demonstration of what we can achieve together to reduce the borough’s Housing Register and build the homes our residents need.”
Milton Place forms part of the wider ambitions of GCIP, which was established to identify and progress suitable sites for new council-owned homes across the borough, helping to reduce the number of households on Gravesham’s Housing Register.
