Countryside’s reputation is based on more than 55 years of experience in the development of housing for sale schemes ranging from small in ll projects to new communities and from the redevelopment of former industrial land through to the regeneration of existing housing estates. Countryside are frequently described as a ‘partnership housebuilder’; this reflects the fact that so much of the Group’s development and contracting programme is carried out in partnership with public and private sector partners. But it also reflects their passion for working in partnership.
They help their partners to secure socially sustainable communities in a wide variety of ways. They include: • The development of housing for sale as part of a mixed-tenure community The provision of new shopping, leisure and other employment generating oorspace to secure mixed-use and economic sustainability High quality masterplanning and design, creating environments with a distinctive local identity and sense of place • •
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Integration with the wider neighbourhood Provision of, and revenue funding for, new community facilities Improvements in transport and accessibility Public places that are safe, usable and adaptable Establishment of local Community Boards and other structures to enable residents to be involved in decisions about their community and their homes.
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