Go-ahead is given to 190 new homes

A BRAND new housing development is set to be built near Burton after the go-ahead was given for 190 new properties.

The houses will be built at Branston Locks by national housebuilder Lovell Partnerships and will offer plots for the open market as well as affordable housing.

The scheme will form part of the wider Branston Locks regeneration, which will see the transformation of 400 acres of land to the south west of Burton and the total creation of 2,500 new homes.

It is one of two developments that has been given planning permission for the housebuilder, the second being the

Priors Hall urban extension on the outskirts of Corby, Northamptonshire that received consent for 75 new homes.

The news comes days after a public consultation was launched into plans for 500 homes at Glenville Farm, in Tutbury

Road, Burton.

Chris Timmins, area director East Midlands at Lovell Partnerships, said: “We’re delighted that planning permission has been granted for both Branston Locks and Priors Hall Park, meaning that two sustainable communities are on the horizon in areas where affordable, high-quality housing is in high demand.

“Branston Locks is a key regeneration site in East Staffordshire, and we’re thrilled to be playing our part on one of the UK’S first large urban extensions as well as a second substantial urban extension in Priors Hall Park, Corby, reflecting our status as a major partnerships developer.

“Increasing our footprint in the East Midlands is a big focus as our reputation and achievements in the West Midlands continue to go from strength-to-strength through the delivery of high-quality mixed tenure developments, land-led contracting and design and build contracting.”

We are thrilled to be playing our part in one of the UK’S first large urban extensions. Chris Timmins of Lovell Partnerships