Vistry and Latimer, the development arm of affordable housing provider Clarion Housing Group, have completed the land purchase for Phase Four of the Ashmere development in Ebbsfleet Garden City.
Phase Four will deliver 228 new mixed-tenure homes, including 57 affordable homes to be managed by Clarion Housing Group, with a further 57 homes secured through forward-sale agreements for PRS. The remaining homes will be available for private sale.
Construction of Phase Four is expected to commence in January 2027 with the first homes anticipated to be handed over a year later in summer 2028. Vistry and Latimer have also completed the forward-sale of 54 PRS homes on Phase Three of the development.
Tom Dalzell, regional managing director at Vistry Kent, said: “The completion of the land purchase for Phase Four represents another important milestone in the delivery of Ashmere and the wider Eastern Quarry development, while the forward sale of homes highlight the continued strength of demand for high‑quality private rented and mixed‑tenure homes in the area.
“Working in partnership with Latimer, Clarion, this phase will deliver a well‑balanced mix of homes that meets local housing needs while supporting the long‑term vision for a sustainable, well‑connected garden city community. These agreements demonstrate how strong partnerships and early land acquisition can help accelerate delivery at scale.”
Richard Cook, chief development officer at Clarion Housing Group, added: “Securing this land for Phase Four is an important next step for Ashmere, meaning we can deliver another 57 affordable homes for people who need them most, alongside new homes for private rent and sale. Working in partnership with Vistry allows us to build at pace and bring forward a genuinely mixed community, in keeping with the ambition for Ashmere as a garden city for the twenty-first century. Every pound of surplus we generate through developments like this is reinvested into building and maintaining affordable homes across the country, so this partnership has an impact that reaches well beyond Ebbsfleet.”
