A land and development company has launched in Warwickshire with an active property and development portfolio of 10 brownfield sites, capable of accommodating 1,200 new homes and 80,000 sq ft of commercial space. Henley-in-Arden-based Redford Developments Ltd has formed with Richard Mees as chief executive and serial property entrepreneur Eric Grove as chairman.

Mees and Grove were formerly at the helm of Rainier Developments, which had a pipeline of over 5,000 new homes and 1.2 million sq ft of commercial space. It was sold to London-based private real estate firm Brydell Partners in October 2025 for an undisclosed sum.  

Redford Developments has commenced trading with an experienced team of six property and construction professionals, with four key hires joining over the coming months. Its core business will be undertaking strategic planning and promotion work for previously developed land with residential potential. The firm is backed by significant private investment, enabling sites to be purchased on a subject to planning basis, or without a viable planning status in place. Redford Developments is also in the market to acquire commercial assets that are non-income producing, requiring refurbishment, or redevelopment.

Richard Mees, chief executive of Redford Developments, said: “This new business has been formed to work collaboratively with land and property owners to secure positive outcomes for underutilised assets in urban areas. Being based in Warwickshire, our area of operation will predominantly be the Midlands and the South. Having spent 11 years together at Rainier Developments – building up a formidable residential and commercial land portfolio – it’s very exciting for Eric and I to be working together with a top team on this brand-new venture. Redford Developments has the market insight and technical expertise to add significant value to brownfield land, combined with the nimble decision-making you would expect from a newly established team. We have launched with 10 sites, which are at various stages of the property and planning cycle, including two recently refurbished, newly-let buildings. Over the course of this year, we’ll be lodging four major planning applications and targeting the acquisition of an additional eight sites.”

Construction work is in the final stages at the firm’s Charles Green Residences project on Tenby Street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, which is being delivered in conjunction with the Housing Growth Partnership. The redevelopment scheme incorporates 39 one- and two-bedroom apartments and duplexes, together with new premises for Charles Green; a sixth generational jeweller, established in the city in 1824.  

Next to Nottingham train station and Express Transit, Wavensmere Homes and Redford Developments have recently submitted a detailed planning application for Waterway House: an amenity-rich co-living scheme with 320 studio apartments.

In Farnham, Surrey, Redford Developments purchased a vacant commercial building on a long leasehold from Waverley Borough Council. Having successfully secured a change of use to leisure, the building has recently been opened by operator Hurlands, following a £2.75m fit-out as a specialist pickleball and padel centre, with 13 courts.

Redford is currently progressing four development opportunities in Coventry, two in Crawley, one in Swindon and one in north Birmingham – all on previously developed sites that are either vacant, or underutilised.