A firm has now been chosen to spearhead the scheme

A company has been appointed to take on a 120-dwelling social housing scheme planned for a Rotherham neighbourhood.

The development is set for Midland Road in Masbrough.

On site at Newlands Road in Lancaster are (from the left) Adam France, construction director of Holmpatrick Developments, David Blakey, senior director and specialist housing lead at Bellrock, and James Lee, Bellrock's senior employer's agent | Bellrock

placeholder image — On site at Newlands Road in Lancaster are (from the left) Adam France, construction director of Holmpatrick Developments, David Blakey, senior director and specialist housing lead at Bellrock, and James Lee, Bellrock's senior employer's agent | Bellrock

Bellrock Consulting has been appointed to deliver five new social housing schemes for Great Places Housing, via the £1.5 billion Innovation Chain North (ICN) Framework.

The Bellrock Consulting team will provide a dual service role as employer’s agent and principal designer across all five developments, which are spread across South Yorkshire and the northwest of England and are set to deliver a total of 239 new homes for social rent and shared ownership.

David Blakey, left, senior director and specialist housing lead at Bellrock, with Adam France, construction director, Holmpatrick Developments | Bellrock

The designs include a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom semi-detached, detached homes and apartments.

The other developments include 31 homes in the Newlands Road development in Lancaster, the City Road development in Sheffield with 57 apartments and two smaller schemes under Manchester City Council’s Project 500 initiative.

All the homes are designed with a focus on sustainability, featuring energy-efficient technologies such as solar panels and heat pumps.

Nick Gornall, director of growth at Great Places, said: “The Innovation Chain North framework was designed to ensure we have tried, tested and trusted partners to help registered providers and local authorities tackle the housing crisis by delivering high-quality, sustainable homes across the north of England.

“We are pleased to see work beginning on these various schemes, utilising the specialist expertise of the Bellrock Consulting team to help us meet our ambitious development goals across the region.

“Once complete, these developments will make a significant impact helping to reduce the social housing shortage.”

David Blakey, senior director of Bellrock Consulting and specialist housing lead, added: “We are proud to embark on what I hope will be a longstanding relationship with Great Places as we help to deliver much needed, genuinely affordable homes for local people.”