Developers agree 120 homes deal for former Shrewsbury college site
Developers have agreed a deal to buy Shrewsbury's former Radbrook College to build more than 120 homes.
Shropshire based residential developer, Floreat Homes, says it has agreed terms to purchase the 14 acre site at Radbrook, Shrewsbury – formerly home to Radbrook College.
Matthew Hill, head of development at Floreat, said the company was thrilled to have secured a site with "huge potential".
He said: "This is a hugely important acquisition for Floreat and forms part of our long-term business plan to establish the name in the area. Shrewsbury is a prime residential location, which has really put itself on the map in the past couple of years. The site has huge potential and we believe the town offers the vision and scope to create homes of real distinction that blend with the local environment."
Floreat, as part of the Shropshire Housing Group, says it will develop the site for open market, having previously built homes at Besford Gardens in Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, and Beech Green in Neenton on the outskirts of Bridgnorth.
Shropshire Council's Central Planning Committee approved a planning application for the site – which was owned in two sections by Shropshire Council and The Radbrook Foundation – in May last year.
The land was previously home to Radbrook College, which was set up in 1898, and had been used by Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology up until 2014.
The planning applications were of outline status, and it was understood that the development would consist of around 127 houses and 20 flats – retaining the main section of the original Victorian college building, its lodge, and Walker House.
It is yet to be seen whether the suggested layout will be followed. It originally included seven flats in Walker House and 30 houses on the Shropshire Council site, and 96 houses and 13 flats, in the original main college building on the Radbrook Foundation site. Some houses could be built on the former tennis courts and playing fields the college once had.
Shropshire Council owned the Radbrook Campus College Gardens, and the foundation owned the Radbrook Centre.
