Keepmoat has been selected to deliver the first homes at developer Harworth’s Flass Lane development in Castleford.
Keepmoat will build 157 two-and three-bedroom homes aimed specifically at first-time buyers. Work on the houses is expected to start on site in May once Harworth’s primary infrastructure works are finished.
These will be the first houses on the Flass Lane development, which was granted outline planning permission from Wakefield Council in September 2015 for 560 homes, along with a pub and up to 50,000 square feet of commercial unit space.
Chris Davidson, associate director of major projects at Harworth Group, said: “This is the first of hopefully many partnerships with Keepmoat on our developments and we have been impressed by what they have planned for the first phase.
We look forward to the first of their homes being ready for sale later this year.” “We believe the deal is a clear reflection of Harworth’s ability to transform land into optimized sites for house building customers.
The UK still needs further brownfield land for new housing and ongoing demand in the regional housing markets we operate in remains strong.”
Keepmoat regional director Ian Hoad said: “Our roots are very much in Yorkshire and this led to us expanding our presence with the launch of a West Yorkshire division last year. This is thanks in part to the strong appetite and demand for new homes, coupled with our progressive partnerships with both the private and public sector.
Harworth is continuing to prepare land ready for the similar-sized phase two of the 67-acre scheme, which it expects to come forward in late 2017.
The house builder has paid US $3.9 million for nearly 10 acres of the scheme with plans to build on 157 plots costing US $23.5 million.
The purchase is timed to complete when the primary infrastructure works are finished at the site in the early summer.
Harworth’s Flass Lane development has outline consent in place for 560 residential plots, up to 50,000 sq ft of employment development and associated public open space.
