Smithy Wood Gate in Dodworth is one of the projects funded/. Credit: via Brand8 PR

Avant Homes and WDH tie up £21m deal

The housebuilder will deliver 118 homes for the social provider across projects in Barnsley and Doncaster following the arrangement.

The pair of schemes are at Smithy Wood Gate in Dodworth near Barnsley, and the Eden Fields development in Edenthorpe, close to Doncaster.

Both will be delivered by Avant Homes’ West Yorkshire division.

At Smithy Wood Gate, Avant Homes will deliver a mix of two-bedroom bungalows and one-, two- and three- bedroom homes across townhouses, detached and semi-detached properties. The first homes will be handed over in spring 2025, with all the homes expected to be complete by summer 2027.

The housing mix being delivered at Eden Fields in Edenthorpe comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom semi-detached homes.

This is the first deal the housebuilder has secured with WDH (Wakefield & District Housing) with a package of Section 106 and Homes England grant-funded affordable homes.

Avant Homes will hand over the first homes to WDH in spring 2025, with all the homes expected to be completed by spring 2028.

Avant’s group head of affordable housing delivery, Phil Lacey, said: “It is fantastic to secure this deal with WDH to provide new affordable homes at our Eden Fields and Smithy Wood Gate developments.

“We established the partnership with WDH early in the development process to align our strategies and enhance the number of affordable homes being delivered at both sites. This helped shape the housing mix and influence the specification to allow for the timely delivery of our quality homes.

“Edenthorpe and Dodworth are both excellent places to live and our new partnership will give people the opportunity to live in practically designed, energy-efficient homes within these thriving communities.”

Avant currently has a near-term pipeline of more than 500 affordable homes to be delivered across 17 developments. This is in addition to 600 Section 106 affordable homes which are currently under construction across the Chesterfield-headquartered group’s operations.

The group’s regional division is on site with nine live developments, including Odette’s Point in Keighley and Sorby Park, Waverley.

Joel Owen, service director of development  at WDH, said: “It’s great to work in partnership with Avant Homes to deliver more high-quality, affordable homes to communities in South Yorkshire.

“We’re excited to continue building and acquiring properties in this area with plans for almost 700 affordable homes over the next four years in South Yorkshire. Partnerships like this help us to create vibrant communities with affordable homes our customers can be proud of.”

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