Avant Homes buys site for £44m residential development

Housebuilder Avant Homes has acquired a site in a village to the south of Leeds for a £44m development of 129 homes.The 14.7-acre site in the village of Carlton, near Rothwell, is located on Main Street close to Swithens Farm and Oulton Hall.The development received planning approval from Leeds City Council in March 2022.In addition to the new properties, Avant Homes is also planning to contribute £1.9m towards local public transport, highways provision, an open green space, and a residential travel plan fund. About 15 per cent of the homes proposed will be dedicated to affordable housing.Work is set to start on the site in Carlton this summer with the development set to include a mixture of one-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes across 14 house designs.Homes are expected to go on sale in in August with the showhome to follow in early 2023. The first homes are estimated to be ready for occupation in spring next year with the approximate build length of the development to take around three and a half years.