Development and new homes

We work with communities across Cheltenham to transform neighbourhoods and provide high-quality new homes for local people and their families.

By involving local residents throughout the development process, supporting local businesses where possible, and creating opportunities for local jobs, training and skills development, our aim is to make sure developments bring lasting benefits to the area.

We are exploring a range of development opportunities on sites we own. These new homes will be built to high environmental standards and designed to be energy efficient, helping to reduce energy use and household bills. Our programme includes homes for social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership, helping to meet a range of housing needs across the borough.

 

Below you can find information about developments we have completed in recent years, as well as updates on current and future projects.

Find out about our current, recent and future developments: 

Current developments

Current developments 

320 Swindon Road development

The 320 Swindon Road project will deliver 24 sustainable homes designed to meet modern living standards and support the local community’s housing needs.

Housing mix:

• 12 x 1-bedroom apartments – Social Rent
• 5 x 2-bedroom apartments – Social Rent
• 6 x 2-bedroom houses – Shared Ownership
• 1 x 3-bedroom house – Shared Ownership

Sustainability Features:

• Solar panels to generate renewable energy
• Air and ground source heat pumps for low-carbon heating and hot water

The development will also include:

• Landscaped communal areas
• On-site parking for residents

Construction started in Winter 2025, with completion expected in line with the project programme in 2027. More information to purchase the shared ownership houses will be available in Summer 2026.

This scheme supports the local authority’s vision for sustainable growth and provides much-needed affordable housing in the area.

Regents Village (former Swindon Farm site)

We are working in partnership with Persimmon Homes South Midlands to deliver 70 affordable homes for social rent and shared ownership. This includes:

For social rent

• 6 x 4 bed houses
• 18 x 3 bed houses
• 18 x 2 bed houses
• 2 x 2 bed bungalows
• 12 x 1 bed maisonettes
• 9 x 1 bed flats

For shared ownership (part rent, part buy)

• 2 x 3 bed houses
• 3 x 2 bed houses

Construction work has started on site, and we expect some of the homes will be ready for people to move in early in 2025.

Future developments

Former Monkscroft School site

This in an ambitious new scheme to bring 70 affordable new homes to the former Monkscroft School site.

Cheltenham Borough Council bought the land in support of its ambition to deliver investment in quality, local homes. The emerging scheme offers 100 per cent affordable housing. The scheme will be delivering 70 new homes with be a mix of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes helping to reduce the number of people waiting for an affordable home in Cheltenham.

Of the 70 new homes, 21 homes will be available for shared ownership, and 49 homes will be available for social rent.

The development will help to regenerate a currently unused site and bring life to the existing neighbourhood, along with boosting local economic recovery.

The new homes will be built to the latest building requirements and provide our future customers with energy efficient homes. This means a better living environment, cleaner air quality, and lower energy bills.

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To search for and register your interest in social rented homes, please visit the HomeseekerPlus website.

To find out more about shared ownership homes and register your interest, please visit our shared ownerhip pages.

 

Completed developments

Completed developments

You’ll find a summary of some of the recent developments below:

Leckhampton, Cheltenham

Five high-quality new homes for social rent and shared ownership at the Cherringtons development in Cheltenham. Delivered in partnership with Newland Homes as part of a Section 106 agreement, the properties consist of a three-bedroom house, 2 x two-bedroom houses and 2 x two-bedroom bungalows.

The homes have been designed to be energy efficient to help reduce energy use and keep household costs as low as possible. They have also been built with adaptable features to make day-to-day living easier and to support people to remain independent should their needs change over time.

These five affordable home were completed in September 2026.

Kidnappers Lane, Cheltenham

Nine new properties were developed in partnership with Newland Homes as part of a Section 106 agreement. The homes are a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bed properties available for affordable rent and shared ownership. These energy efficient homes are fully insulated and fitted with air source heat pumps, solar PV panels and electric vehicle charging points.

The first four affordable homes were completed in December 2023 and the remaining five in February 2024.

Shurdington Road

5 affordable homes for social rent and shared ownership were built as part of the Hillfort Place development on Shurdington Road. Developed in partnership with Kendrick Homes, the new properties were completed as part of a section 106 agreement in October 2023. 

The homes on the development include 2 x two bed houses for rent, 2 x three bed houses for rent and 1 x two bed house for shared ownership. The properties are all fitted with electric vehicle charging points and solar photo-voltaic panels which means a more sustainable and affordable home for residents.

Brockhampton Lane

The new development was completed as part of a section 106 agreement in partnership with local 5* developer, Cotswold Homes.

Consisting of 3x two bedroom and four bedroom houses, 2x 1 bedroom houses for social rent. and 2x two bedroom houses for shared ownership, the 7 homes were completed in November 2021.

Monkscroft Villas

This exciting project created 27 new homes on the site of three homes on Princess Elizabeth way and provided a mix of homes for social rent and shared ownership which were completed in May 2021.

The development consisted of 22 x one and two bed flats for social rent and a mix of 3x one bed flats and 2x two bedroom houses for shared ownership.

As a nod to the town’s flourishing cyber technology ecosystem, the twenty-seven new one- and two-bedroom homes at the former Monkscroft Villas site are known as Radford Court after June Radford, a young codebreaker from Cheltenham.

 

 

Useful information:

Council home buy back/home purchase

The Council’s Cabinet has given consent to acquire social and affordable homes using income generated from Right to Buy Receipts when former CBC tenants acquired their property at a discount on the market value. If you’re a leaseholder or freehold owner of an ex-local authority property within Cheltenham, you can make an offer to sell it back to us.

If the Right of First Refusal applies to your property, you need to contact us before you try to sell it on the open market.

How to make an offer: If you need to offer us first refusal on your property, send an offer notice by email to legalservices@tewkesbury.gov.uk

If you don’t need to offer us first refusal on your property, you can still make an offer to sell it to us. Email Claire.Pockett@cheltenham.gov.uk and include:

• details of your property and address
• your contact details
• a recent valuation of your property if you have received one

Our valuer will value your property and we’ll carry out a survey to make a decision on whether to make an offer to buy the property back from you. If you disagree with our offer and we don’t have first refusal on your property, you’ll need to sell it on the open market instead. If you have any questions regarding this or for any further information please email Claire.pockett@cheltenham.gov.uk or call 01242 264380.

Land requirements

We are always looking for opportunities to provide more high quality homes. If you have any sites or development opportunities that may be of interest, please get in touch on 0800 408 0000.

Private rent

We also provide a number of homes for private rent brought to the market via Vivid Living Cheltenham. Tenants have access to established, high performing teams with exceptionally high standards of customer service.

For more information email vivid.living@cheltenham.gov.uk or call 01242 387600.

Shared ownership

Cheltenham Borough Council build and manage our own shared ownership homes.

Learn more about Shared Ownership, an affordable way for eligible buyers to purchase a share of a home and take a step towards home ownership.