“Disused brownfield land” previously owned by Boots is set to become a 604-home-strong housing development, housebuilder Keepmoat last week (May 30) told C+D.
The company announced that it is “investing more than £102 million into a housing regeneration scheme at the former Boots site in Nottingham”.
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It added that some 157 homes in the development will be supplied by housing association Platform Housing Group and “allocated for affordable rent”, while 162 will be available to buy under shared ownership.
And Keepmoat will “donate surplus materials” from the project to local homelessness charity P3 for use in the properties it manages, it said.
The site is in a “stunning canal-side location surrounded by green spaces and scenic walkways” just “minutes from Beeston town centre”, it added.
Houses will be available from £375,000, according to the development’s website.
Keepmoat added that construction on the site, “now named Beeston Canalside”, is due to complete in 2029.
“Left unused”
Keepmoat East Midlands regional managing director Adam Sharpe said that the company is “passionate about working to transform sites that have been previously developed and left unused”.
“We’re extremely proud to play our part in unlocking one of the most significant land deals in the last decade,” he added.
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Platform Housing new homes delivery director Paula Heatley said that “sites like this will go a long way in helping the sector address the housing crisis”.
“This is a great example of how key partnership working is – and will continue to be – as we strive to deliver more affordable homes than ever before,” she added.
Reduce, reuse, recycle…
The announcement is the latest in a series of pharmacy locations set to be repurposed.
In April, a beauty salon published plans to replace a Wolverhampton pharmacy that has stood empty for the last three years.
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And in March, a takeaway business submitted a planning application to take over a former Boots pharmacy in Great Yarmouth.
A former pharmacy in Dudley could also be turned into a micro bar after an application was submitted in the same month.
