{"id":85299,"date":"2017-10-12T14:08:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T14:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c56490d2121177b49808ca01baa6507b"},"modified":"2017-10-12T14:08:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T14:08:34","slug":"press-release-communities-secretary-welcomes-new-homes-as-part-of-shared-vision-for-the-midlands-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=85299","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Communities Secretary welcomes new homes as part of shared vision for the Midlands Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Communities Secretary Sajid Javid today (12 October 2017) welcomed progress to deliver 6,200 new homes on the old Radiostation site in Rugby, which forms part of investment into the Midlands Engine.<\/p>\n

Visiting the project, which is already creating jobs, supporting businesses and encouraging growth, the Communities Secretary heard about how the Midlands Engine is supporting the delivery of over 600,000 homes over the next 15 years in the region.<\/p>\n

Homes are already taking shape on the site in Houlton, named after the town in Maine, USA, where the first transatlantic voice transmission was received and originally home to the world\u2019s most powerful radio transmitter.<\/p>\n

The visit, with the Chair of The Midlands Engine Partnership Sir John Peace, also follows the partnership publishing their ambitious response to the government\u2019s Midlands Engine strategy.<\/p>\n

The Midlands Engine Vision for Growth<\/a> sets out the Partnership\u2019s aim to create a Midlands Engine that powers the UK economy and competes on the world stage, and builds on the government\u2019s long-term strategy to achieve greater economic growth and productivity across the whole Midlands.<\/p>\n

The partnership\u2019s vision sets out 5 investment priorities to accelerate productivity across the region and power the growth of an already \u00a3200 billion economy.<\/p>\n

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said:<\/p>\n

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The Midlands is essential to our national economic success and we have an ambitious vision for the region. That\u2019s why we committed \u00a3392 million to the region through the Local Growth Fund earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Working with local partners will be crucial to its success and the Midlands Engine Partnership is putting local leaders, businesses and residents in the driving seat. I look forward to working with them on delivering their bold Vision for Growth.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m determined to make sure the Midlands continues to be a great place to live and offers good quality housing to the people that live and work here. It\u2019s a key theme to the Midlands Engine and that\u2019s why it\u2019s great to see the start of 6,200 homes being built here in Rugby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sir John Peace, Chair of the Midlands Engine, said:<\/p>\n

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The Midlands Engine Vision for Growth sets out our ambition to add at least \u00a354 billion of extra growth to the UK economy by 2030. We are now getting on with the task of implementing this vision. That means playing our part in building the homes the nation needs.<\/p>\n

We have committed to 600,000 new homes being built by 2030. Building these homes is not only necessary to attracting and retaining the workforce of the future, it will also contribute directly to increased productivity.<\/p>\n

A commitment to enhancing the quality of life of those who live, learn and work in the region is at the heart of our ambition for accessible and well-designed housing. This development is an excellent example of how we are working together to shape great places.<\/p>\n

I welcome the continued commitment from the Communities Secretary as our Ministerial Champion to support the priorities that are contributing to the future prosperity of the Midlands.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The programme of house building in Houlton will be led by property development and investment company Urban&Civic.<\/p>\n

Richard Coppell, Development Director for Urban&Civic said:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s great to see the Midlands Engine Chair and Secretary of State coming to such a key development in the region and showing their commitment to business and growth. Houlton is set to be one of the most well-connected places in the country and we are proud to be able to showcase the 1,200 acre site, which is set to be a landmark development of 6,200 homes being built in the next 15 years.<\/p>\n

It is important for people across the UK to see what the Midlands has to offer in terms of industry, housing, infrastructure and community, and so the visit today will highlight that, and hopefully encourage more people to consider the region as a place to set roots as its economy grows.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Together with money for unlocking housing sites to support home building and investment in very large transport schemes, the government is also supporting vital infrastructure, improving skills and creating thousands of jobs with over \u00a39 billion of the Local Growth Funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships through Growth Deals.<\/p>\n

In Coventry and Warwickshire this has already:<\/p>\n