Our latest development news
Here's our latest development news and information.
We are committed to building new homes. We partner with others to create great places where people choose to live, with the right homes, of the right quality, in the right place. We provide homes that are affordable to rent or to buy to meet the needs of those in our communities, whatever their requirement.
We are working with Rollalong, a local offsite constructor, to provide high quality modular homes. This modern method of construction (MMC) helps eliminate the gap between predicted and actual performance, has environmental benefits and provides a higher quality final product. You can see the range of modular homes here.
We are actively buying land for redevelopment, securing planning consents and working with consultants and contractors to build our new homes.
We are utilising grant funding from Homes England through our involvement with other housing associations in Partnership South West and our strategic partnership with the Curo Group.
We are currently developing our 2020-2030 Development Strategy. With a clear vision around supply and investment into greener, safer, healthier and better homes, Magna commit to delivering the right homes at the right quality and in the right place. The table below shows our current development sites and the homes we have committed to building.
All of our rented properties are allocated through the choice-based lettings schemes in Somerset and Dorset. Our shared ownership properties are available to purchase through us.
For regular updates, follow the development team on Twitter with the hashtag #MagnaBuilds
SCHEME NAME |
LOCATION |
No. RENT |
No. SHARED OWNERSHIP |
TOTAL No. |
Halstock, Dorset |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Templecombe, Somerset | TBC | TBC | 49 | |
Bridgwater, Somerset | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
Portland, Dorset | 27 | 14 | 41 | |
Gillingham, Dorset | 55 | 0 | 55 | |
Sherborne, Dorset | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Sherborne, Dorset | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
Folly Farm (Upbury Grange) | Yetminster, Dorset | 19 | 10 | 29 |
Bunford Heights | Yeovil, Somerset | 24 | 10 | 34 |
Littlefield | Sherborne, Dorset | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Doniford Road | Williton, Somerset | 36 | 24 | 60 |
Woodland Way | Chickerell, Dorset | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Land at Vagg Farm | Chilthorne Domer, Somerset | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Eddison Avenue | Dorchester, Dorset | TBC | TBC | 4 |
Here's our latest development news and information.
Building the homes in a factory setting, using modern methods of construction (MMC) helps to ensure consistently achieving the highest quality of build, ensuring that, for our customers, we achieve the environmental benefits this way of building homes provides.
See moreSt. Martin's will provide one and two-bedroom apartments for rent with communal facilities developed for people who need additional support as they get older while living in a supportive and beautiful environment.
See moreWe're building a new development of 20 homes for affordable rent in Bridgwater. These will consist of eight three-story town houses, six one-bedroom flats and six two-bedroom flats within a three-storey block.
See moreThe Royal Manor Arts College site will provide 41 new highly efficient and all-electric modular construction homes.
See moreMagna has started work on a development of eight new build properties in the village of Halstock, West Dorset.
See moreWe've completed our first modular development, in partnership with Rollalong and Fisher & Dean Construction Ltd, at Barton Gardens, Sherborne.
See moreWork is well underway at our modular build development in McCreery Road, Sherborne, to provide 15 new homes on a former garage site.
See more