New Affordable Homes to be Built in North Dorset

SOVEREIGN HOUSING ASSOCIATION is working with Redrow to build 51 quality new affordable homes in Littledown, Shaftesbury.

The development, called Blackmore Down, will see a total of 143 homes on the site with the 51 affordable homes to be provided through Sovereign, 26 for affordable rent and 25 through shared ownership.

Blackmore Down is the only development in the area currently offering new-build affordable homes. With over 1000 people interested in affordable homes in the North Dorset area and almost 100 people in Shaftesbury alone, affordable housing is in high demand locally.

The Blackmore Down development will be completed in winter 2020, with shared ownership properties available through Sovereign Living.

Confidence Undiminished

James Gibson, Development Director, Sovereign, said: “We’ve been working hard during lockdown to make sure that we’re ready when things open back up again.

“Negotiating this development under lockdown conditions has presented new and very particular challenges, but we’re pleased to be able to build these quality new homes where they’re needed most.

“We are actively seeking more opportunities with our confidence in the market undiminished.”