Plans for 99 new homes in High Harrington have been revealed.
Gleeson Homes wants to create the estate on land off Woodville Way.
The housing developer said it would ‘sustain or create’ 103 jobs and the firm said it wold spend £8.4m on labour, goods and services in West Cumbria during the construction phase.
It added that £165,923 additional annual council tax per annum will be put back into the economy after completion and Gleeson forecasted that 79 rental homes would be vacated by those moving into the new homes.
In supporting statements, agent Summit Town Planning said the development would include a mix of 12 house types of two, three and four bed properties.
Housing developments from Gleeson Homes were designed to be affordable and accessible to those looking to get a foot on the housing ladder, the statement said.
Summit Town Planning said that 31.96 per cent of Gleeson’s customers were of working age and their average household income was £32,400.
“They are focused on building a range of affordable homes for sale to people on relatively low incomes to enable them to get on the property ladder and this is reflected in approximately 80 per cent of buyers being first time purchasers,” the statement said.
“The mixture of house types on this development will not only allow first time buyers to access the market but also facilitate movers who wish to downsize.”
Local authorities are able to enforce conditions on housebuilders, requiring them to build a certain percentage of affordable homes in the development. National planning policy requires that at least 10 per cent of housing is affordable in residential developments. Gleeson Homes has pledged to build 20 affordable homes in the High Harrington development.
The council has been told that the wooded area on the bounds of the site will be unaffected by the proposal.
