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Site acquisition
Finding land and buildings where development adds real value, and moving quickly when one fits.
Danesbury Developments
Danesbury Developments
Our approach to development
We look for sites and buildings where careful development will leave a place better than it was. Danesbury manages each scheme from land acquisition and planning through construction to completion, and judges it on how it will perform over the long term.
Acquire. Develop. Retain.
Danesbury acquires, develops and retains property in its own right. As a long-term owner, we have a direct stake in the quality and performance of what we build.
01 · Residential
Homes with a sense of place
Individual homes, boutique schemes of around six to fifteen homes, and sensitive conversions. We favour settings with character, and an architectural approach that respects the materials, scale and landscape around them.
02 · Commercial
Selective commercial and mixed-use
Carefully chosen commercial and mixed-use opportunities, where location, flexibility and build quality support long-term occupation and value.
The development process
Because development and construction sit within the same business, decisions about design, cost and buildability are made together from the start. That continuity reduces the gaps that can open between an approved scheme and the building that is finally delivered.
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Design
Working with architects and consultants to establish a scheme that responds to its setting and its future occupiers.
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Planning
Preparing proposals backed by clear evidence and shaped by early engagement where appropriate.
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Commercial appraisal
Testing cost, value, programme and risk with the same rigour we bring to construction.
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Development management
Coordinating professional teams, approvals, funding and legal workstreams through to start on site.
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Construction
Delivering the scheme with our own construction capability, so design intent and quality carry through.
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Delivery
Completing, handing over and, where appropriate, retaining the finished property for the long term.
Selective by design
Danesbury takes on a small number of opportunities, where location, setting and architecture justify the investment. Each scheme gets the attention of the people making the decisions.
Our portfolio
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Current developments
Schemes currently underway across our pipeline.
Chapel Street
Congleton, Cheshire
Refurbishment and residential conversion of a Grade II listed property on Chapel Street, Congleton.
The Old Post Office
Congleton, Cheshire
Commercial refurbishment and salon-related accommodation in Congleton.
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Completed developments
Developments completed and handed over.
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Future opportunities
We continue to assess land and buildings with development potential. If you have a site in mind, we would welcome an introduction.
Partnerships
Some opportunities are best delivered together. Where landowners, investors or developers prefer a joint venture or partnership structure, we set out how that can work.
Development Partnerships
Have a development opportunity?
Land, a building or an early idea: any of them is a good place to start.
Talk to Danesbury