AN old carpet warehouse in the Churchfields area of Kidderminster will be redeveloped into 246 houses and flats over the course of the next three years.

The former Tomkinson and Adam carpet site, which was built in 1902 as part of the expansion of the Mount Pleasant Works, is being converted into one and two-bedroom flats.

As part of a project between regeneration specialist Vistry Partnerships and local housing association Citizen, 246 new homes in total will be developed at the 17-acre site.

Of those, 100 homes will be available for open market sale through Citizen's Signature brand, while the remaining 146 will be affordable homes.

Building work is now under way and the development is expected to be completed by December 2024.

The Churchfields project is part of more than 430 homes which are now under construction by Vistry and Citizen across Kidderminster, Dudley and South Birmingham, bringing more than 240 affordable homes to the region in the hope of getting more people on the property ladder.

Elsewhere, a 2.6-hectare brownfield site off York Road in Birmingham is being transformed into 87 two, three and four-bedroom homes. Over 75 percent of the houses built will be available for affordable rent, plus a further 21 homes available for shared ownership.

Work has also begun for 82 new homes at the former Ridge Hill Hospital in Stourbridge. The site will feature 34 affordable homes and, as well as York Road, is being built in partnership with Homes England.

Commenting on the start of construction, Darren Beale, managing director at Vistry Partnerships West Midlands, said: “It’s fantastic to see work underway on these three new developments with Citizen which are going to provide hundreds of affordable homes across the West Midlands and transform some previously redundant brownfield sites in the process.

"Each of these developments offers something unique, and when combined, they will be a major boost to the region’s housing, giving local people a great opportunity to get on the property ladder.”

Citizen’s executive director of development Nick Byrne added: “We’re pleased to be working with Vistry Partnerships again and that work has started on all three of these sites across the West Midlands to provide more than 430 homes. Each site will feature a considerable amount of affordable housing which will help with the housing demand in the area.”

“We’re looking forward to seeing these sites develop over the coming months.”

Overall, Vistry Partnerships and Citizen are currently building more than 1,000 homes together, with a further 600 properties already under development at the former Lea Castle hospital in Kidderminster.