Bournemouth 2026 Trust’s affordable eco homes are finally set to be released at 9 am on 2nd June 2014. The Charity’s inaugural Community Land Trust (CLT) development makesBoscombe home to the first CLT shared ownership eco housing community in Bournemouth.
The 11 units that make up Gladstone Mews will be made available for shared ownership purchase through four 3-week long releases starting with the first one being open to East and West Boscombe wards only. Subsequent releases will open to surrounding wards (East Cliff and Springbourne, Littledown and Iford and West Southbourne), then the whole of Bournemouth and finally to the whole of Dorset.
The stepped expansion of release areas is intended to give Boscombe, first, and then the surrounding wards, priority in being given the opportunity to purchase one of the units. The development is part of the longer term strategy for Boscombe’s regeneration and one of Bournemouth 2026 Trust’s four priorities.
Subsequent release dates are as follows:
Release 2 23 June – 13 July Surrounding Wards
Release 3 14 July – 3 August Whole of Bournemouth
Release 4 4 August – 24 August Whole of Dorset
Release of the homes is on a first come first serve basis if applicants are eligible and can qualify for a mortgage.
Gladstone Mews is located at Gladstone Road, just a stone’s throw from the Sovereign Centre. It is comprised of one 2-bedroom wheelchair accessible and one 3-bedroom detached homes and nine 2-bedroom terraced homes.
Not only do all houses have their own garden, but the residents also have the use of the community orchard and growing space. Added to this is the fact that the houses meet Sustainability 4 building requirements complete with solar PV panels, water butts, excellent insulation and efficient gas boilers.
The Mews were designed with sustainability and neighbourly values in mind. Although each unit has its own parking space, a Co-Wheels Car Club electric car will be available on site for use not only to those who live at the Mews but also to local residents. The high speed electric vehicle charger can take up to three vehicles at a time so visiting electric car users can charge their vehicles in just 20 minutes!
Upon entrance to Gladstone Mews you pass what was an old Victorian school building but what is now a new state-of-the-art hub for creative industries called, ‘The Old School House By the Sea’. Officially launched on 17 May 2014, it is part of the Boscombe Regeneration Partnership’s Backing Boscombe work, which aims to boost Bournemouth’s creative industries by encouraging job creation, economic growth, social regeneration and prosperity.
Interested parties can find information regarding eligibility and application procedures at Gladstone Mews. The application form, also found online here,can be downloaded, filled in and saved.
Applications are only being accepted via emailat [email protected]. If you are unable to email an application you may deliver it in person to the Bournemouth 2026 office at the Shelley Manor Medical Centre, Beechwood Ave., Boscombe.
Applications received prior to 9 am 2 June 2014 will be discarded.
www.bournemouth2026.org.uk/gladstone-mews
For more information please contact Sara-Jane Brocklehurst, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator, on 01202 392053
