Brabazon developer agrees affordable housing partnership that will see 1,700 homes built

YTL Developments is working with one of the UK’s largest housing associations

The company building the new Brabazon development to the north of Bristol is partnering with one of the UK’s largest housing associations to deliver 1,700 affordable homes as part of the scheme.

YTL Developments said the deal would help “address the full breadth” of the housing challenge across the region.

The Malaysia-based firm is behind the vast scheme on the old Filton Airfield, which will have some 6,500 homes when completed as well as student accommodation, offices, community facilities, 86 acres of parks and green space, and the new Bristol Brabazon train station.

The development was among seven areas of the UK to receive town status from the government last year.

Under the agreement, YTL Developments and Sovereign Network Group (SNG) will provide affordable homes to support the housing demands of the growing urban area.

SNG already has a strong presence in the area, with some 1,700 homes across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. It has also delivered around 30 per cent of the affordable homes already built at Brabazon.

Seb Loyn, director of planning and development at YTL Developments, said: “Partnerships are the only way to address the full breadth of the housing challenge.

“By working together, we can combine expertise, resources and ambition to deliver the quality homes and thriving communities that people need.”

SNG and YTL Developments are also in advanced negotiation to establish a long-term SNG office base within one of Brabazon’s flagship commercial buildings.

The masterplan for Brabazon includes more than three million sq ft of office and employment space.

Charlie Stevens, SNG’s regional managing director for the West, said: “SNG and YTL Developments share an ambition to create well-designed, thriving neighbourhoods and support the long-term success of one of the South West’s most significant regeneration projects.

“This partnership will help us to develop innovative solutions that balance housing need with residents’ aspirations, while ensuring new communities remain financially sustainable, inclusive and great places to live.”