Mayor officially opens show homes in Congleton as applications open for £5,000 funding

NEW show homes in Congleton have been officially opened and a £5,000 fund for environmental and wellbeing projects launched.

Congleton Town Mayor, Cllr Robert Brittain cut the ribbon to mark the milestone at Woodland Manor, a Castle Green Homes development taking shape on Barn Road.

He explained to VIP guests that the land was allocated for housing in the Cheshire East Council Local Plan Strategy and would contribute to housing targets, while also providing employment opportunities and supporting the local economy.

Cllr Brittain said: “It’s great to see how work has progressed and the homes taking shape. The workmanship and attention to detail is clearly evident. Thanks to everyone involved in creating these new homes.

“Congleton is a great place to live. It’s evident in the number of people who’ve registered their interest in the homes here and those who reserved off plan.”

Castle Green chief executive Gwyn Jones said: “Bringing a development like Woodland Manor to life is a real team effort. The official opening is a true reflection of the dedication, collaboration, and care from everyone involved.”

Following the show home opening, Castle Green Homes has launched Mission Green Congleton.

Under the voluntary scheme £5,000 will be shared between community projects with an emphasis on sustainability, the environment, health and wellbeing.

Sales director Sian Pitt explained: “Along with building energy efficient new homes and providing green open spaces for people to enjoy, we want to give back to the community and support the good work already being done locally to enhance the environment and look after residents’ wellbeing. With that in mind we’ve launched Mission Green – offering a chance for charities, schools, not-for-profit organisations and individuals to apply for a share of £5,000.

“In other areas we’ve helped keep older people warm in the winter, supported schools in improving their outdoor spaces, funded projects encouraging healthy eating, provided litter picking equipment and treated homeless children to cinema trips amongst other things.”

Mission Green Congleton is a voluntary scheme. It’s in addition to the community investment Castle Green will make under a Section 106 agreement signed during the planning process.

Under Mission Green, Castle Green wants to help a variety of projects and so will make a series of grants rather than allocating the full fund to one cause.

Applications forms are available via https://www.castlegreenhomes.uk/mission-green-community-fund-congleton/ and should be completed online.

The closing date for applications is midnight on November 30, 2025.