Month: April 2024

Another site speculatively and unconditionally purchased by us, with the aim of delivering a range of dwellings for a housing association. A full planning application was submitted in October 2023, we received a resolution to grant in February 2024 and finally received a planning permission in March 2024.

The development of this project required a complicated demolition due to the nature of the existing buildings and ecology. After this, site remediation (including the treatment of Japanese Knotweed) was required along with various service upgrades, to deliver our first modular scheme to the AECB equivalent of EPC A+. We handed the new homes over to Trivallis in May 2026.

The former Bakehouse in Tondu was Bluefield’s first foray into the Housing Asssociation market. We purchased the site, carried out the demolition and remediation in house and built a substantial 10 apartment scheme for Valleys to Coast. The building has transformed the street scene and provided a scheme of much needed one-bedroom apartments.

This grade 2 listed building within Cowbridge Conservation Area poses a real challenge in balancing the meeting of modern building standards with the protection of the building’s heritage.

Our skills, experience and resource are helping us deliver what will be an exceptional end product. We agreed the purchase of this grade 2 listed property via private treaty with the aim of carefully converting it into four private apartments. However, in discussion with the Vale of Glamorgan Housing department, we agreed to convert the building into six affordable apartments for occupiers aged over 55.

Simultaneously, we contracted with the Council to redevelop the former magistrates court behind the police station into a further eight brand-new AECB (EPCA equivalent) low carbon apartments. Following the grant of Listed Building Consent, Full Planning Permission and also Conservation Area Consent, we demolished the former court, undertook a soft trip of the police station and progressed to a site start in mid-2025.

We speculatively purchased this site of 2.8 acres and reached a subsequent agreement with Tai Hedyn for the creation of 33 dwellings of varying size. This sloping site required significant earthworks and the creation of cleverly designed structures including the use of retaining walls to create space for an additional 5 apartments.

We completed this project and handed the 33 homes over in November 2025.