Carden Group appoints new land director

Carden Group has announced the appointment of Alex Sciarretta as its new land director. Sciarretta has almost 20 years of industry experience and will be a main point of contact for landowners, farmers, agents and consultants on new acquisitions. In his previous roles as land director at Harrow Estates and Taylor Wimpey, he worked with Carden Group’s founders – Steve Morgan CBE, founder and former chairman of Redrow; Will Heath, former Group development director at Redrow; and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, landowner and former director at Taylor Wimpey. During his time at Harrow Estates, Sciarretta was responsible for overseeing the larger strategic acquisitions across the wider Redrow Group; while at Taylor Wimpey he oversaw the land and planning function across the South Coast. Sciarretta said: “The rationale of working for Carden was to work with a small group of like-minded people with the same outcomes. The background, history and experience of the Carden team sings for itself. We are a new business, so getting the name and reputation out there will be key to building the brand. “My driver as the land director is working closely with landowners and agents so they understand our unique business model to ultimately realise value earlier in the planning process. We are professional, respectful and courteous to our landowners. The goal is to create a well-established land investment business that ultimately landowners and their consultants want to do business with.” Sciarretta was pivotal to Carden’s first land acquisition, a 220-acre site in Exeter, which hopes to gain approval for 1,035 homes; a neighbourhood centre; a two-form entry primary school, with early years provision; public open space, including play areas and allotments; sports hub; employment land and an extension to the existing Cranbrook Energy Centre. Carden Group CEO Will Heath added: “Alex’s proven track record of dealing with complex land negotiations to secure substantial sites for residential development speaks for itself. “It’s testament to his calibre and experience that we’ve already secured a 220-acre site and are in advanced negotiations for a number of other deals. Alex will play an important role in helping us secure land and then navigate the process of selling those sites to housebuilders to deliver thriving new communities.”

Carden Group appoints new land director

Sciarretta was pivotal to Carden’s first land acquisition, a 220-acre site in Exeter, which hopes to gain approval for 1,035 homes.

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