Planning 80 New Homes for Clehonger

[Hereford Voice]

Plans have been passed for 80 new homes land between Gosmore Road and The Seven Stars Public House Gosmore Road Clehonger Herefordshire by Persimmon Homes East Wales.

The original outline planning application P173007/RM & P142349/O  - Non Material Amendment submitted P181775/AM.

 

[Denise Lloyd]

Could not help but have a little chuckle at Persimmon's sales pitch for these new houses

"Enjoy a peaceful setting with great links to Hereford

Pembridge Court is our stunning new development located in the small but popular village of Clehonger, just over 4 miles from the cathedral city of Hereford. Offering a great choice of two, three and four bedroom homes, whether you’re a first time buyer or need more space for your growing family, this development is bound to have what you're looking for.

Selection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes

Convenient access to Hereford

Close to beautiful countryside

Local amenities on your doorstep

Range of schools nearby

Pembridge Court development is situated on the outskirts of Hereford. Here you’ll be able to enjoy the best of both worlds with picturesque countryside on your doorstep plus easy access to Hereford city centre and local amenities. With leisure facilities, open spaces, local parks and high end shopping facilities – it’s a great place to set up home.

As well as beautiful local parklands and countryside there’s also the National Trust (Weir Gardens) nearby. It’s just a 10-minute drive from Pembridge Court development, perfect for keen wildlife enthusiasts, with beautiful landscapes set along the River Wye.

Clehonger has its own village shop with a Post Office for everyday necessities but a short drive will take you to Hereford’s vast range of shopping facilities. There are two main shopping centres: The Old Market and Maylords Shopping Centres. Both have a good selection of high street brand names such as Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, River Island and H&M as well a great choice of coffee shops and restaurants.

Hereford's public leisure facilities are managed by a not-for-profit trust called HALO Leisure, which runs the Hereford Leisure Centre (including huge sports halls, gymnasium, squash courts, and an outdoor athletics facility), and the Hereford Leisure Pool (which includes a gymnasium, full-size swimming pool, leisure pool, diving pool, and learners’ pool). The River Wye is also a popular water sport and leisure destination.

Excellent schooling for all ages

There is a good selection of schools within a close proximity to Pembridge Court development. Clehonger Primary is situated just 5-minutes away from Pembridge Court. There is also Madley Primary School and Pre-school in the next village along (Madley). As well as local schools there are a variety of schools in Hereford such as Hereford Academy, Wyebridge Sports College, Blackmarston School and Marlbrook School, Which are all around a 10-minute drive from Pembridge Court.

With its excellent location, variety of amenities and wide choice of houses you’re sure to find your perfect home at Pembridge Court. To keep up-to-date with this development please arrange an appointment now.

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Home of the week

5Days to go

Plot 50

The Alnwick

 2 bedroom semi detached house

Your mortgage (75%):£146,247

Deposit (5%):£9,750

Equity loan (20%):£38,999

Total purchase price:£194,995*

Buy this home with just a 5% deposit

Don't delay; reserve now and take advantage of our home of the week offer using the Government-assisted Help to Buy (Wales) scheme. If you have a 5% deposit, you could be eligible for a 5-year interest free equity loan of up to 20%, taking your mortgage borrowing down to 75%.

This may be just the help you need to move up the property ladder.etc etc

 

Who are on earth writes this nonsense?

 

 

[Denise Lloyd]

Contrast and compare Persimmon's sales pitch for the Hay on Wye homes

Read all about it…’ Fantastic new homes in Hay-on-Wye

Readers Retreat is our new collection of homes in Hay-on-Wye. With a mix of new two, three and four bedroom house styles, the development is ideal for first time buyers through to families looking for more space.

Choice of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes

Charming market town location

Perfect for outdoor adventurers

Local amenities close to hand

Well-respected primary school within walking distance

Hay-on-Wye lies on the Welsh side of the Welsh/English border in the county of Powys. It’s a small market town with a big heart and is often described as ‘the town of books’.

It’s impossible to write about Hay-on-Wye without mentioning the annual Hay Festival. It’s a major literary festival that has been running now for 29 years and celebrates great writing and authors from around the world. During the 10-day festival at the beginning of June, the town comes alive with visitors soaking up the fantastic literary atmosphere on offer as well as the stunning surrounding countryside and attractive town vistas.

Living at Readers Retreat means you’ll be able to enjoy Hay-on-Wye’s charm all year round. You’ll have everything you need for day-to-day living close to hand as the town has a good selection of shops (including a Co-op and Spar), Post Office, boutiques, eateries and of course, book shops. There’s also a bustling market every Thursday where you can treat yourself to delicious fresh local produce and grab a bargain. For more shopping choice, the cathedral city of Hereford is 21 miles away and Brecon is 15 miles.

For those who enjoy keeping fit, there’s a leisure centre just over 4 miles from Hay-on-Wye. Gwernyfed Sports Centre, which is run and also used by Gwernyfed High School, offers a fitness suite, sports hall and multi-purpose sports pitches. Plus; the town is in the catchment to a number of primary schools, one of which is the Hay-on-Wye County Primary School – a highly effective ‘Green’ school.

Take a look around Readers Retreat

The great outdoors beckons…

Given that the town lies on the south-east bank of the beautiful River Wye and is within the north-eastern tip of the Brecon Beacons National Park, it’s no surprise that the great outdoors is enjoyed by many who live in Hay-on-Wye. While away a few hours kayaking down idyllic river stretches, explore the majestic ruins of Hay Castle, challenge yourself to one of the many hill walks, or take a picnic to the local meadow beside the river beach and immerse yourself in a good book (you won’t be spoilt for choice!).

We’re proud to be building the first new homes in the town for many years and happy to be part of Hay-on-Wye’s growing popularity as a fantastic place to call home.

For more information on this development arrange an appointment now.

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Home of the week

4Days to go

Plot 58

The Hanbury

 3 bedroom semi detached house

Your mortgage (75%):£140,247

Deposit (5%):£9,350

Equity loan (20%):£37,399

Total purchase price:£186,995*

[Denise Lloyd]

2 bed semi Clehonger - £194995

3 bed semi Hay on Wye - £186995

2 bed semi Hay on Wye - £149995

Makes you wonder does it not?

[Cambo]

No disrespect to Clehonger (I grew up there)but you would think that properties in Hay-on-Wye would be more desirable? But obviously not…Clehonger's is obviously on the up!

[Denise Lloyd]

Spoiler

 

I will put this on here and now another 150 houses for Kingstone have been approved.  No doubt some people will remember this as the 150 houses originally passed as Passivhaus developers a company named Archihaus who failed to get funding for their "exemplary" development.  The pa was then adopted by Lagan Homes (non Passivhaus) and passed as bog standard brick boxes. Personally I am gutted but will have to live with it. https://myaccount.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents?id=9c99431c-7ae5-11e8-b454-0050569f00ae

As an aside Architype/Archihaus are building quite a few passivhaus Council houses around the country but not within Herefordshire. 

However I do have questions to ask and maybe somebody on here can answer them or go some way to answering them.

At what stage will the county reach saturation point for new houses?

Where are people who are buying all these new houses currently living?

Where are all these people working who can afford these houses - the new ones are not cheap?

As an aside there is an app in Clehonger for 80 houses which has gone to Appeal so I expect that will also be passed.

Also an approved pa in Peterchurch for I think 80 houses has also been sold on. 

 

 

[herefordman75]

£200k for a 2 bed house?? Seems a bit steep to me for a timber frame rabbit hutch with a window box sized garden.

[ragwert]

13 hours ago, Denise Lloyd said:

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I will put this on here and now another 150 houses for Kingstone have been approved.  No doubt some people will remember this as the 150 houses originally passed as Passivhaus developers a company named Archihaus who failed to get funding for their "exemplary" development.  The pa was then adopted by Lagan Homes (non Passivhaus) and passed as bog standard brick boxes. Personally I am gutted but will have to live with it. https://myaccount.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents?id=9c99431c-7ae5-11e8-b454-0050569f00ae

As an aside Architype/Archihaus are building quite a few passivhaus Council houses around the country but not within Herefordshire. 

However I do have questions to ask and maybe somebody on here can answer them or go some way to answering them.

At what stage will the county reach saturation point for new houses?

Where are people who are buying all these new houses currently living?

Where are all these people working who can afford these houses - the new ones are not cheap?

As an aside there is an app in Clehonger for 80 houses which has gone to Appeal so I expect that will also be passed.

Also an approved pa in Peterchurch for I think 80 houses has also been sold on. 

 

 

We are a long way from a house building saturation point in fact we are a long way off building anywhere near the number of homes that should of
been built over the last 20 years.

[Denise Lloyd]

Ragwert that well may be the case but where are these people who are wanting to buy houses living at the moment?

[Denise Lloyd]

This has to be a classic from Bramer. Page 13 of today's HT

[Denise Lloyd]

Apologies everyone page 14 - I've just been corrected

[Cambo]

Yes Harry Bramer he is a card isn't he…I saw him this morning sat outside a well known cafe in St. Peter's square enjoying his breakfast along with another councilor Paul Rone…not sure where he's living nowadays?…as he gives his address,as the shire hall St Peters's square!

[Denise Lloyd]

Did they acknowledge you? or better still invite you to join them

[Cambo]

Oh no Denise none of the above no acknowledgment & certainly no invite to join them!…thou it did cross my mind to go sit at the table next to theirs… but as the laws of sod decree there was already someone sat there!

[Denise Lloyd]

Collins Design and Build are currently working on a small development of 9 houses in Pontrilas.  2 of these houses are low cost market affordable homes

Fixed sales prices - £120350 - 2 bed mid terrace and  £13450 2 bed end terrace first priority to applicants with a local connection with Kentchurch and who meet affordability criteria

This is the way developments should be introduced to villages not as they currently are where the infrastructure is not in place.

Bit of a price difference in the starter homes compared with Lagan and Persimmon

If Collins can do it why can't other developers follow suit and offer "affordable" homes

[Cambo]

On 14/11/2018 at 09:41, Denise Lloyd said:

Collins Design and Build are currently working on a small development of 9 houses in Pontrilas.  2 of these houses are low cost market affordable homes

Fixed sales prices - £120350 - 2 bed mid terrace and  £13450 2 bed end terrace first priority to applicants with a local connection with Kentchurch and who meet affordability criteria

This is the way developments should be introduced to villages not as they currently are where the infrastructure is not in place.

Bit of a price difference in the starter homes compared with Lagan and Persimmon

If Collins can do it why can't other developers follow suit and offer "affordable" homes

Greed Denise pure & simple

Take the form boss of persimmons Jeff Fairburn who’s just resigned by mutual agreement over a £75million pound bonus which was originally £100 million...its interesting to note that persimmons profited very well out of the government help to buy scheme so you’d have to ask why doesn’t the government force these developers to cap the price for there so called affordable homes?

[Denise Lloyd]

An added bonus to this development  it was a brownfield site.

HC have said on many occasions that mistakes have been made and lessons will be learnt. Fortunately one of the driving forces behind this development is Russell Pryce and for those of you who do not remember he was a HC Planning Officer until he saw the light and he certainly learnt many lessons!