Third phase of huge housing plan under way
THE next wave of homes on a major new housing development on the edge of Leicester is poised to get under way.
Some 3,000 houses are set to be built at Ashton Green, near Beaumont Leys, as part of a massive scheme and developers Morris Homes have now been appointed by Leicester City Council to undertake the next phase.
The firm is one of the largest independently-owned house builders in the country and has been tasked with delivering 380 houses, a supermarket and some smaller shops in this phase.
Leicester City Council said it has agreed to sell 46 acres of land across two plots bordering Ashton Green Road.
It is the third parcel of land to be developed for housing at Ashton Green.
The company previously partnered with the council for the first phase of building, when they constructed 100 new homes in late 2020, which are all now occupied.
Construction of another 307 houses is already under way by
Tilia Homes, which began work earlier this year.
Morris Homes says it aims to secure planning approval next year and will begin work on site in 2023, with the first of the new homes expected to be completed later that year.
City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: “Morris Homes were the first to commit to developing at Ashton Green.
“Their appointment to deliver a third phase of new house building, with muchneeded affordable homes, will help maintain the momentum of this vital regeneration project.
“Appointing a development partner to deliver another 380 homes is an important milestone and represents significant further investment in our growing city.
“The ambitious programme of house-building at Ashton Green is already making a valuable contribution to the number of new homes that are needed in Leicester – and it will ultimately contribute greatly to the economic prosperity of the city.”
Over the next five years, the mayor says he expects to see developers invest an additional £150 million at Ashton Green, and build more than 1,000 homes. The council reiterates that it is the principal landowner and promoter of the Ashton Green development, previously delivering infrastructure including new walking and cycling routes, traffic calming measures, new bus facilities at Beaumont Shopping Centre and major road building schemes.
Appointing a development partner to deliver another 380 homes is an important milestone
Sir Peter