Inland Homes (INL:68p), a leading brownfield developer, housebuilder and partnership housing company with a focus on the south and south-east of England, has been granted planning consent to create a new urban village of 1,725 homes and 19,000 square metres of commercial space at Cheshunt Lakeside, Hertfordshire. The site is located just outside the M25 and is only 27 minutes from London's Liverpool Street station by train.
It’s a significant milestone after Inland entered into a joint-venture partnership to acquire the site in June 2016 with a view to obtaining planning permission and ultimately selling on the land. Under the terms of the joint-venture agreement, Inland has an obligation to fund 50 per cent of the costs of the site and is entitled to receive 50 per cent of the net returns. Together with its joint-venture partner, Inland owns and controls 1,253 of the 1,725 consented residential plots and 4,905 square metres of commercial and educational space within the Cheshunt masterplan area, which has an estimated gross development value of £620m. Inland is the lead developer on the broader masterplan, and is working with the council to deliver it.
The planning approval highlights Inland’s strategy of acquiring quality land in areas of high demand, adding significant value by securing planning permission, and then generating value for shareholders through a mix of selective in-house development and by providing a turnkey solution for development partners. Analysts at house broker Panmure Gordon expects the site to be cleared in late summer/early autumn and first delivery of the housing scheduled for mid to late 2021.