Housebuilder lodges plans for more than 300 homes

Housebuilder lodges plans for more than 300 homesAvant Homes is proposing to deliver a £70m development comprising 314 new residential properties in Elland.Called Coppice Quarter and located off Exley Lane, the proposed 27-acre scheme will comprise a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes.Of the 314 properties, 20 per cent have been designated as affordable housing.If given the go ahead by Calderdale Council, work is expected to start in December, with the first residents anticipated to move into homes in July next year.Avant Homes North Yorkshire managing director, Matt Oldfield, said: “We are very pleased to have submitted our plans to deliver a multi-tenure residential development for Elland.“Our objective as a housebuilder is to provide quality new homes for everyone in places where people want to live that will create long-lasting sustainable communities.“Coppice Quarter has been designed according to those criteria and will provide people with practically designed, energy efficient homes at a range of price points in order to make them more accessible.“We now look forward to Calderdale Council considering our plans for the development.”Subject to planning, Coppice Quarter will be delivered by Wetherby-based Avant Homes North Yorkshire which currently has six live developments ranging from Greensward Point, Easingwold to Strawberry Fields, Carlton.Avant Homes recently confirmed the sale of 306 new homes across eight developments to a private rented housing provider, Sigma Capital Group, for over £59.5m.Four of the developments are in north east England, two in Yorkshire with the balance in the East Midlands.For the year ended 30 June 2023, the Avant Homes Group delivered a total of 1,766 completions.