Persimmon Homes were delighted to welcome members of the local Parish Council to a ground breaking at its new site in Kingswood, Wooton-under-Edge.

Parish Cllrs Marilyn Basketter and Jean Simmons joined the Persimmon Homes Severn Valley region at its forthcoming Cloverlea Gardens last week to mark the groundworks that are now underway.

The roads for the 54-unit estate are expected to be completed by the end of the month, with the show home launching later this summer. Prices for the two, three, and four-bed homes will be available soon.

The homes will be equipped with solar panels and electric vehicle charging points, while the development will see £218,000 and £10,600 go towards secondary education and libraries in the area, respectively, as part of the developer’s community financial contributions.

Kingswood sits on the edge of the Cotswolds, only a few minutes’ drive from the M5. Its high street is home to independent shops, cafés, restaurants, and a post office. For bigger shopping trips, Yate is host to a supermarket, and Yate Shopping Centre is just over seven miles away.

Persimmon recently donated to Stroud Foodbank as part of its Community Champions scheme, which sees £700,000 spent on good causes and much-valued organisations across Britain each year.

Commenting, Persimmon Homes Severn Valley’s managing director, Claire Burton, said:

“We’re really excited to have made a good start at Cloverlea Gardens and to welcome members of Kingswood Parish Council to have a look around at the groundworks.

“It really matters to us that in delivering much-needed homes for local people across communities in the Severn Valley, we do so in a way that includes and informs those very communities, so we were delighted to welcome Cllrs Basketter and Simmons to site.

“Persimmon looks forward to launching our showhome on site and opening up to customers later this year.”

Kingswood Parish Councillor Jean Simmons added:

“We want to thank Persimmon for reaching out and inviting us to mark the groundbreaking of their new site.

“Their activity so far has been working alongside the community very well and we hope to continue seeing that over the months ahead as they build new homes for the village.”