Affordable homes are now standing on deconsecrated church land, which had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour, in a Redditch suburb.
The new housing scheme in Winyates is known as St Gregory’s in recognition of the catholic church which once stood on the site and closed its doors in 2005.
The St Gregory’s scheme is being built by GreenSquareAccord’s in-house construction team using prefabricated timber panels from our low carbon manufacturing facility based in Walsall.
The St Gregory’s development will deliver 12 homes for social rent while 13 properties will be made available under a shared ownership scheme once construction is complete.
Mike Doolan, our Sales and Partnership Manager, said: “It is brilliant to see the majority of the homes now erected at the St Gregory’s development.
“The future residents of this affordable housing scheme will benefit from many of the features of living in a modern, energy-efficient home. The fabric of the homes will be constructed from sustainable, low carbon materials that will ultimately reduce overall energy demand which will result in lower heating bills.
“We are proud to be a key delivery partner on this scheme which will provide much-needed affordable homes for the Winyates community.”
Mike Nolan Head of Development at GSA said: “I am pleased to say that construction is progressing well with significant progress made since the start of the year. The first stage of construction included the demolition of the church building followed by clean up and levelling of the site. Highways and utilities infrastructure has been installed and more recently exteriors have been finished for most of the homes.
Now the exterior of the homes have been completed for 21 of the 25 homes at St Gregory’s, the internal works will follow shortly. Redditch MP, Chris Bloore visited the St Gregory’s development last autumn and recently returned to the site to be briefed on construction progress. The first handovers to customers are set to take place at the scheme in early 2026.
Commenting on his second visit to the St Gregory’s development Chris Bloore MP said: “I’m delighted to see St Gregory’s in Winyates transformed from a site that once symbolised neglect and anti-social behaviour into 25 high-quality, affordable homes – 12 for social rent and 13 for shared ownership. These energy-efficient, low-carbon homes will give local families the dignity, security and lower heating bills they deserve, while helping tackle the climate crisis. This development proves we can deliver both the housing Redditch needs and environmental responsibility.”
The Redditch MP also visited the £35million regeneration project which is transforming disused industrial sites and a former social club into a thriving community of 175 affordable homes near the town’s rail station.
Chris Bloore said: “GreenSquareAccord’s £35 million regeneration near our railway station is rebuilding pride in our town and ensuring more people have a warm, affordable home they can be proud of.”
Sustainability is at the heart of this regeneration project with 12 innovative virtually plastic-free homes on Edward Street alongside cycle storage and electric vehicle charging points available at the completed schemes named Victoria Works and Passingham Place.
Clive Works, the fourth and final phase of this regeneration project, recently attained planning approval to provide 72 social homes on land where a needle factory once stood.