Work to start on building more than 200 new homes on two Sunderland sites

Work will start at Churchfields development in Doxford Park, and at its Chester Gate development, off the A183 Chester Road in the city, after the board of Gentoo Homes approved the schemes.

Construction on the projects was temporarily delayed due to the impact of coronavirus restrictions.

Now, the firm has been given the go-ahead to progress with the new homes that will be built ready for homeowners to buy.

The HBF five-star rated housebuilder has today, Thursday, November 12, announced that it plans to launch the development for sale before Christmas this year, with groundworks works already commenced.

Vital highway improvement works to the A183 Chester Road have recently been completed by Sunderland City Council, allowing for construction work to begin on the first phase of 118 new homes.

These will include two, three- and four-bedroom properties.

The Churchfields development will mark the final 100 new homes of the ongoing regeneration project in the area.

Anthony Douglas, managing director at Gentoo Homes, said: “We’re excited that construction work can now safely resume on two of our biggest developments in Sunderland.

“These are two extremely important sites and we are pleased that we have received a lot of interest in both schemes.

"While it was disappointing to temporarily put construction work on hold, we can now look forward to bringing these new homes to the market in 2021.”

Further details, including completion dates, will be made available once sales information centres open on both sites, with interest to be registered via https://www.gentoohomes.com/coming-soon/.

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