The creation of a major housing development – which has also seen more than £6 million invested in the local area – is coming to a close in Tamworth.
Bellway has delivered 314 properties at its Barley Fields development, off Ashby Road, including 87 affordable homes made available for local people through shared ownership or rent.
Barley Fields is part of a wider scheme to deliver 535 homes and a riverside park on the site with housebuilder Ashberry Homes, alongside a new primary school – Anker Valley Primary Academy – which opened its doors in September last year and a new Co-op supermarket.
As well as funding the new primary school, at a cost of £3.75 million, the housebuilders have also invested more than £1.7 million in secondary and sixth form school places, £440,000 towards sports facilities and £402,000 towards Tamworth Integrated Transport Strategy.
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Derby to Birmingham railway line has also been installed as part of the development.
Work began on the site in 2016 and construction work is due to be finished by the end of the summer, with all the roads topped by the end of the year.
Marie Richards, Sales Director for Bellway West Midlands, said: “We are coming to an end of work at Barley Fields, following the sale of the final properties on site, bringing to a close what has been a transformative and long-standing development in Tamworth.
“This development has created a thriving and bustling neighbourhood, complete with its own school, supermarket, and 29 acres of attractive public open space, including a riverside walk along the Anker Valley.
“The wider benefits of the project have also included the widening of the Coton Lane junction with Comberford Road, and the creation of a pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Derby to Birmingham railway line to encourage walking and cycling.
“We have our regional headquarters here in Tamworth, so it is particularly rewarding to witness our vision for a high-quality new neighbourhood for the town come to fruition.
“The homes we’ve delivered in Tamworth have gone a long way to help meet the demand for new housing in the area and the community facilities we’ve provided will benefit new and existing residents now and for many years to come.”
