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Housebuilder shuts up shop following Gove ‘call-in’ on design grounds

By 2023-06-20T12:49:00

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Developer AC Lloyd Group closes housebuilding operations in wake of housing secretary’s decision last month

A long-standing SME housebuilder whose major site was subject to a “call-in” by Michael Gove late last month has decided to shut up shop, BD understands.

Several independent industry sources have said that £33m turnover Warwick-based AC Lloyd Homes, which last week withdrew its application for 200 homes at Chesterton Drive, Whitnash, Leamington Spa in the wake of Gove’s call-in decision, has now decided to shut down entirely.

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