One hundred acre development set for Wellingborough

Bovis Homes and St. Modwen have signed an agreement to develop the Stanton Cross residential and commercial scheme near Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.

The collaboration will see St Modwen deliver approximately 150,000m² of commercial office and warehouse space across all non-residential land at Stanton Cross, equating to nearly 108 acres.

Stanton Cross is a £900M residential-led development, which will significantly transform Wellingborough with new homes, improved infrastructure, community facilities and green open space.

The development, which is being delivered by Bovis Homes, will be the largest growth Wellingborough has seen since the 1960s and will include 3,650 homes and create in excess of 3,000 jobs.

Located to the east of Wellingborough Station, the development will also provide new local centres and shops and major improvements to roads and public transport, including a new, state-of–the-art transport hub centred on the upgraded railway station, a country park, schools, and a doctor’s surgery.

Work on new infrastructure to serve Stanton Cross is already under way, including two new roads and two new bridges across the Midland Mainline and River Ise. The first residential phase for 379 homes received detailed planning consent in October 2015 and is due to start on site this year.

St Modwen Regional Director for the Northern Home Counties Rupert Wood said: “We’re pleased to be working with Bovis Homes on what is a hugely exciting scheme for Wellingborough and the wider area. It is a major project for our growing Northern Home Counties region and will provide a significant development pipeline in an area, which is seeing economic growth.

“The delivery of the commercial development elements of Stanton Cross will play an integral part in the success of the scheme creating the commercial space to create jobs for the community.