A development of 40 homes in Marston, Oxford will be 100 per cent affordable thanks to a partnership between the council’s housing company and the developer.
Lucy Developments is building 40 new homes at Marston Paddock, off Butts Lane. Construction began in November 2023 and Lucy Group agreed to sell the site to OX Place, the council’s housing division, which seeks to provide affordable properties. Ox Place has now sold it to Oxford City Council.
All 40 of the low-carbon homes will be affordable, with 19 shared ownership homes and 21 council homes let at social rent for people on the housing register.
Helen Horne, managing director of OX Place, said: “As Oxford City Council’s housing company it is OX Place’s mission to deliver affordable homes and our partnership with Lucy Developments is helping us do just that. Marston Paddock provides 40 high-quality sustainable homes and each will make a life-changing difference to people on the council waiting list or struggling to get on the housing ladder in Oxford.”
Ian Ashcroft, chief executive of Lucy Real Estate, said: “We are delighted to partner with OX Place. It has been a long planning journey, but this is going to be a development that OX Place and Lucy Developments will be rightly proud of. The high-quality design and the excellent sustainability credentials are exactly what is needed for modern housing in the city.”
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