£22.7m housing development set for Derbyshire

A £22.7m housing development is set to be built in Derbyshire following the acquisition of a site by Avant Homes.The seven-acre parcel of land in Shipley, which received planning approval from Amber Valley Borough Council in August 2021, is situated on the northern edge of the former American Adventure Theme Park site, which closed in 2007.The 70-home development is part of the wider Shipley Lakeside scheme, which forms part of the council’s proposed Amber Valley Borough Local Plan. The project is set to regenerate the 44-acre site with 307 homes as part of a mixed-use neighbourhood.Avant Homes’ plans include a mixture of three-, four- and five-bedroom properties.Avant Homes Central managing director Chris Coley said: “Our Shipley Lakeside development will form part of a fantastic redevelopment of this landmark site, and we’re extremely pleased to be bringing 70 design-led new-homes as part of this exciting project.”Shipley Lakeside is a fantastic opportunity to broaden our presence in the region and, with its unique country park setting, it will become a flagship development within our portfolio. We look forward moving forward with our plans to start initial groundworks in the coming weeks.”