Regenerating a city-centre site
Between 2016 and 2020, BREE Construction, then trading as Bullock Construction, delivered the Black Dog Way development in Gloucester for Rooftop Housing, a 95-home scheme worth 13.8 million pounds. The development, comprising Walkinshaw Court and Carpenter House, transformed a derelict city-centre site, the former Kwik Save, into modern affordable housing.
Gloucester City Council cited Black Dog Way among the eyesores being transformed across the city, with the scheme bringing a long-vacant plot back into productive use. The development sat within a wider programme of city-centre regeneration that the council celebrated as a series of recent successes.
A mixed-tenure development
Black Dog Way provided a mix of affordable rent, shared ownership and supported housing, catering to a broad range of households on a single site. Quattro Design Architects developed the scheme, with planning consent for Walkinshaw Court setting out the floor plans and the full scope of the development.
The completed homes drew attention as a showcase of new city living, with the development opened up for walkthroughs of the finished accommodation. For Rooftop Housing, the scheme delivered a substantial body of affordable and supported homes in central Gloucester, while for the city it marked the renewal of a prominent derelict site close to the heart of the centre.
Coverage of the city's regeneration successes listed Walkinshaw Court at Black Dog Way alongside other recent central schemes, underlining the development's role in renewing Gloucester's built environment. With 95 homes across a mix of tenures, the scheme is one of the larger affordable developments delivered in the city centre during the period.
