Developers on course to hit completion target for new housing estate at Peterborough's former NHS Gloucester Centre

Original plans had triggered protests from residents
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Developers say they are on schedule to to meet a completion target for scores of new homes that are being built on the site of a former health centre in Peterborough.

Construction work is under way on 99 homes in Orton Longueville following the demolition of the NHS Gloucester Centre, off Morpeth Close.

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The work is being carried out by the regeneration specialists Countryside Partnerships East Midlands, formerly Vistry Partnerships East Midlands.

Construction is progressing well on 99 new homes on the former NHS Gloucester Centre site in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, by regeneration specialist Countryside Partnerships East Midlands.Construction is progressing well on 99 new homes on the former NHS Gloucester Centre site in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, by regeneration specialist Countryside Partnerships East Midlands.
Construction is progressing well on 99 new homes on the former NHS Gloucester Centre site in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, by regeneration specialist Countryside Partnerships East Midlands.

A spokesperson said: “We started ground works in December 2022.

"Work is progressing well with first completions expected in summer 2023 and the whole site will be completed in 2025.”

When plans for the homes were first unveiled they triggered protests from many people with the council receiving198 objections as well as a petition of 506 signatures.

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Councillor Graham Casey, one of the ward’s representatives on Peterborough City Council, said: “I am not detecting much feeling about this development at the moment.

"I think people have accepted it’s happening and the company has been proactive in keeping people informed about what’s happening.

He added: “But I will be monitoring the roads and as extra traffic was one of the biggest concerns of residents.”

The estate has been named Orton Copse and will feature a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes, as well as a small number of one and two-bedroom apartments.

Sixty-five of the homes will be available for affordable rent and shared ownership by Cross Keys Homes, while the rest will be sold under the Bovis Homes brand.