Life on another level
Amid the Government’s promise to
deliver 300,000 new homes per year
in England by the mid 2020s and the
ever increasing demand for affordable
housing, property remains well and
truly at the top of the political agenda.
Most recently, Professor Sir Roger
Scruton has been appointed to chair a
new Government commission that will
consider the aesthetics of buildings,
including the material they are built
with, their appeal and their size in
order to harmonise with the urban
environment ensuring they are built
to last and that new homes are places
for communities to live in. But, with
the requirement to preserve the Green
Belt in the most in demand areas and,
by association, limited land availability,
developers and planners are going to
have to think outside the box to create
exquisite homes in areas which are
already high in density.
One way of achieving this, and
preserving the all important feeling
of community, is to consider the
construction of town houses. Built on
smaller plots, if designed well, the town
house can offer practical, secure and
convenient living accommodation.
This is something which design
led developer, Bewley Homes is
championing at two of its current
development sites – Reading Gateway in
the highly competitive area of Reading,
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Berkshire and Jubilee Meadows on the
edge of the in demand area of Walton
on Thames in Surrey. Both Reading
and Walton on Thames offer superb
commuter links into central London in
well under half an hour, giving them
great appeal for those who need to
travel into the Capital for work.
Brett Reeves, Sales Manager at Bewley
Homes, says: “There are so many
advantages to living in a town house.
First and foremost, they tend to be
incredibly private dwellings in terms of
layout.
This is particularly the case with bedroom
and bathroom configuration which is often
over a couple of floors.