Housebuilder Vistry Group is set to develop more than 450 homes across two schemes in Barnsley, half of which will be affordable.
The homes will be split between the Mapplewell development, in the north of the borough, and a second site in Carlton.
At Mapplewell, Vistry will build 239 homes on a brownfield site, half of which will be affordable, managed by its affordable housing partner Vico Homes. The Mapplewell site already has planning permission in place. Homes will range from two-bedroom bungalows to four-bedroom detached family houses.
At Carlton, Vistry recently exchanged contracts with the landowner and will now progress detailed proposals for 215 homes, which also include a 50% affordable provision. Plans include a £1m investment in local education, alongside highway improvements, enhanced biodiversity measures and new public access links.
Both developments are allocated in Barnsley’s Local Plan.
Andrew Poyner, managing director of Vistry West Yorkshire, said: “Together, these new developments will make a real difference to Barnsley, both in terms of housing supply and the wider investment that comes with it.
“Bringing a former mining site back into use, investing in schools and infrastructure and making sure half the homes are affordable is exactly the kind of balanced growth our model enables, and what communities want to see.”
Last week, Vistry secured planning permission for the next 700-home phase of its Meridian One development in Enfield, north London.
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