Avant Homes has acquired an 18.5-acre residential development site near Barnsley for an undisclosed price.
Subject to planning, Avant will build 300 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes at the site, which will have a gross development value of £66.5m.
The development is located on land off Thurnscoe Bridge Lane, Thurnscoe, and will provide 13 of Avant Homes’ house types, including semi-detached and detached homes available at a range of price points. Thirty of the 300 homes are designated as affordable housing.
The housebuilder expects to submit plans for the development in September and commence work on the site in May 2025, with the first residents scheduled to move into their new homes in January 2026.
Richard Hosie, managing director of Avant Homes West Yorkshire, said: “Acquiring this site in Thurnscoe represents an exciting opportunity for us to deliver our multi-tenure strategy. As a housebuilder, we want to build quality new homes for everyone. This site is in an ideal location for us to deliver our range of practically designed, energy efficient homes in a place where people want to live.
“We look forward to working with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and submitting our plans to build a new and thriving community in Thurnscoe.”
