A plan to build 57 homes in Wigton has been approved.
Gleeson Homes has been granted planning permission for the development off Lowmoor Road, which will be known as Chimes Bank.
The site will be transformed into two, three and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached homes, described by the developer as “high quality” and “low cost”.
House prices are anticipated to start from less than £112,000 for a two-bedroom home.
Construction at Chimes Bank will begin in spring, with the development’s first releases expected in the summer. Two show homes will open in late autumn and the first homeowners will move in by the end of the year.
As part of the Section 106 agreement, Gleeson will be paying £11,092 towards upgrading the existing children’s play area at Vulcan Park, £4,500 toward extending the 30mph zone and providing a gateway feature to the town.
Gleeson will provide six ‘affordable homes’ at 80% open market value which will be ring-fenced specifically for first-time buyers from the local area.
The development has been specially designed to encourage people to leave their cars at home and walk more by creating a footpath that runs all the way through the development into the town centre as well as planting an attractive tree-lined road into the site.
Gleeson will also be planting extensive native hedges around the site to promote biodiversity and will be creating an eco-friendly and sustainable drainage area in order to attract an abundance of wildlife.
Kirk Thompson, Operations Director at Gleeson said: “We are thrilled to be commencing work in Wigton. We are committed to ensuring that the housing market better serves young first-time buyers and families on low to average incomes and with several buying schemes to be made available at Chimes Bank, homeownership will become a reality for many.
“We are looking forward to working with the local community and we will be looking to employ a 65 strong workforce that mainly comprises of local labour, including apprentices, and contractors.”
