Esh’s Middlesbrough homes delivered early: infrastructure and phasing notes for engineers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Esh Construction has completed the £56m Hillside Gardens scheme in Grove Hill, delivering 296 affordable homes two years ahead of programme as part of Thirteen Group’s £110m plan for more than 540 units across Middlesbrough. The development, funded via Thirteen’s Strategic Partnership with Homes England and a £2.8m Brownfield Housing Fund grant approved by Tees Valley Combined Authority, replaces housing cleared over a decade ago with two‑ to four‑bedroom houses and bungalows for affordable rent. Esh’s Lumsden & Carroll division delivered roads, sewers and plot works, while its civil engineering team executed Section 278 works including a new signalised junction on Keith Road, multi‑modal paths, surfacing and kerb realignment.
Technical Brief
- Section 278 works delivered a new signalised junction on Keith Road, altering local traffic geometry.
- Multi-modal pathways were constructed for combined pedestrian and cyclist use, integrating with the new junction layout.
- Lumsden & Carroll completed on-site roads and sewers, tying housing drainage into existing off-site networks.
- Plot works included installation of utilities, hard paving, topsoiling and block paving to all 296 units.
- Hillside Gardens is the third Middlesbrough scheme with Thirteen, following 105 homes at Kedward Avenue.
- Union Village in Gresham added a further 145 homes, giving 246 units delivered before Hillside Gardens.
- Tees Valley Combined Authority approved a £2.8m Brownfield Housing Fund grant specifically to unlock this cleared site.
- Design and delivery involved IDPartnership Northern, 3e Consulting Engineers, Elliott Associates and ONE Environments in a multi-disciplinary team.
Our Take
Esh Construction appears frequently in our Infrastructure coverage not just for new-build projects like Hillside Gardens in Middlesbrough but also for asset renewal work such as the Drypool and Weel bridge refurbishments, signalling a business model balanced between regeneration housing and municipal civils frameworks in northern England.
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