New detached homes to be built on historic Woolley Grange site

Woolley Grange in Littlewick Green, Maidenhead is to be transformed into 24 stunning detached four and five-bedroom homes. Work at the historic site, which has recently been acquired by multi-award winning developer Berkeley Homes (Western), is set to get under way this month, with completion expected throughout 2015.

Berkeley’s plans for Woolley Grange will see it develop a total of 25 detached homes: 24 four or five bedroom, two storey houses, as well as the refurbishment and extension of the single storey gate house lodge. As with all Berkeley houses, the 25 homes will be built to the highest specification, with extraordinary attention paid to every detail, backed up by first-class customer service. It anticipates high demand from young families, as well as down-sizers looking for a change of pace.

“We are absolutely delighted to have acquired this key, historic site, which has lain dormant for over a decade,” said Deana Everingham, Head of Sales and Marketing for Berkeley. “Our plans will see it thrive again as we bring much needed, high quality new detached homes to the area.”

Providing excellent road and rail connections, the Woolley Grange development is situated in a hugely popular, high value residential location. The A404, M4 and M40 are all easily accessible and a regular train service operates from the nearby Maidenhead Railway station, which is located three miles from the site, transporting passengers into London in just over 30 minutes. The station will also be on the state-of-the-art Crossrail line when it opens in 2018, linking Maidenhead with Essex via London. Over 200 million passengers are expected to use the line, which passes through 37 stations and runs 73 miles from Maidenhead.

Originally developed as a ‘model farm’ during the late 18th or early 19th century, Woolley Grange is situated within a 33-acre woodland and parkland estate, which also houses Woolley Hall.

Over the centuries, members of the British aristocracy have owned the land, including George Dunn who acquired it in 1881 and lived there until his death in 1912. In the mid 20th century the Southern Electricity Board bought the site and it has been closed for the last decade.