George Wimpey, Persimmon and Barratt have been chosen by English Partnerships to lead a £500 million regeneration project, involving the creation of a new community in Lawley, Telford. The three had made a joint bid for the project, which will involve the construction of 3,300 homes on the 70ha brownfield site, along with offices, restaurants, bars, a primary school, parkland and shops. “The winning developers are some of the country’s most successful housebuilders," said EP chairman Margaret Ford. "They have shown that they have the vision and ambition to make sure this project reaches its full potential. “Lawley will be one of Britain’s most significant and exciting urban developments. It will set national standards on how a large sustainable community can be designed, created and integrated with an existing town. “The new community will account for about a fifth of the new homes that Telford needs over the next decade, with a quarter of the planned homes being affordable, split between shared-ownership and social rented.” Work is due to start on site in mid-2006.