Places for People and Barratt Redrow announce JV with plans for 8,500-homes in Hertfordshire

By Tom Lowe2026-04-08T12:08:00

Six interconnected villages to be built on the outskirts of Harlow

Housing developers Places for People and Barratt Redrow have announced a joint venture with plans to build an 8,500-home new town in Hertfordshire.

The partnership said it will create six interconnected villages on the outskirts of Gilston, on the northern edge of the town of Harlow, with the development containing nearly 2,000 affordable homes.

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