Yorkshire housebuilder Avant Homes is set to build 192 new homes on a 17 acre plot as part of the first phase of the Skelton Gate regeneration scheme.
Set on the former open cast colliery in the Leeds Aire Valley, the Skelton Gate development has been led by Templegate Developments Ltd, a joint venture between Evans Property Group and Keyland Developments.
Having acquired the land, the company plans to create a community of 1,800 new homes, a primary and secondary school, public open space, a local centre and a convenience store.
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Subject to planning approval, the £60m development’s first phase of homes will have a mixture of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes across 15 of Avant Homes’ house designs.
Of the 192 properties, 15% will be designated to affordable housing.
As well as providing new homes, Avant Homes has also committed to a community contribution of more than £1.1m to support local primary education provision, public transport and infrastructure.
Avant Homes Yorkshire managing director, Alastair Hart, said: “This is an incredibly exciting development for us, and will support the demand for regeneration and the delivery of much-need homes in this area of Leeds.”
The Skelton Gate development is the second Leeds-based acquisition for Avant Homes in recent weeks after the housebuilder announced the purchase of a 14.7-acre site in Carlton, near Rothwell, which is set to deliver 129 new homes. It also has a site of 172 homes under construction in nearby Micklefield.
If plans are given the go ahead by planners, groundworks are set to begin this autumn with the first homes estimated to be ready for occupation in spring 2023.
Mr Hart added: “This deal marks a significant acquisition for us, which further extends our presence in a key location in West Yorkshire. Subject to planning, we will have three developments under construction in the Skelton Gate, Carlton and Micklefield areas of Leeds, which are set to deliver a combined 493 homes for the city.”
Based in Wakefield, Avant Homes Yorkshire is part of the Avant Homes group, one of the leading private developers of residential property in the UK.
The group currently has 57 developments across its five operating regions, 10 of which are under construction in Yorkshire stretching from Glasshoughton in West Yorkshire to Waverley in the south of the region.
