Statement re MAJOR NORTHANTS DEVELOPMENT

Bovis Homes Group PLC
                  

9th March 2006

BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC RECEIVES GO AHEAD FOR MAJOR NORTHANTS DEVELOPMENT

Bovis Homes has received the go ahead for one of the largest mixed use
development schemes in the UK -- Stanton Cross in Wellingborough,
Northamptonshire.

The 837 acre (339 ha) scheme will bring approximately 3,100 new homes and 169
acres of commercial space to the town, integrated with parkland areas and new
infrastructure and is planned as a sustainable urban community.

The Borough Council of Wellingborough resolved to grant outline consent for the
plans at its meeting yesterday evening (8 March), subject to completion of a
Section 106 agreement.

Bovis Homes expects to start work on the new infrastructure following full
planning consent and development of some of the commercial elements could begin
shortly thereafter. A start on site for the first new homes could begin in 2007.

Stanton Cross will also become one of the first schemes to be in a position to
deliver substantial new housing in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's
(ODPM) Milton Keynes South Midlands (MKSM) growth area, which has been
designated to deliver 133,000 new homes between now and 2016.

Malcolm Harris, Chief Executive of Bovis Homes Group PLC, said:

'Stanton Cross is one of the UK's largest mixed use schemes, bringing 3,100 new
homes and 7,000 new jobs to Wellingborough over the course of development.

'Stanton Cross will be one of the first new schemes to deliver significant new
housing within the MKSM growth area. To achieve a scheme of this scale, it is
crucial to create a sustainable community and include a wide mix of uses that
incorporates community facilities, infrastructure and open parkland as well as
the new homes and business space.

'We are delighted to have been given the go ahead for these plans and expect to
start work on site later this year. In addition to this exciting new development
we are working on further expansion opportunities within the area.'

For further information please contact:

Emma Johnson, Group PR Manager

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