Banks breaks ground on first North Yorkshire site

Having started preparatory works on the Hambleton plot last month, the housebuilding arm of the group is now starting work on the 62-home estate.

The Pastures is located to the east of Gateforth Lane in the village near Selby.

Hambleton was the first site to be announced in Yorkshire by Banks Homes, which was launched by family-owned developer the Banks Group in 2023 and which is now focusing on sites of all sizes across Yorkshire and North East England.

The housing mix is made up of three- to five-bed homes, as well as two-bed bungalows and the first homes should be finished by spring.

Earlier this month, Banks also submitted a planning application for another 74 homes on land to the east of the site.

More than 30 jobs will be directly supported during The Pastures’ construction period, with a further 45 jobs being indirectly supported.

Rob Ormrod, land director and head of the Banks Group’s Yorkshire office, says: “Yorkshire is a key part of Banks Homes’ growth strategy and getting to work on our first site in the county is an important landmark for the business.

“The Pastures is a high-quality development which will give more local people and families a greater opportunity to stay in the village, while the creation of new wildlife habitats and new areas of public open space around the development will encourage and enhance local biodiversity.

“We have plans in place to make significant investments in a range of new projects in Yorkshire in the coming years and are excited by the opportunities to meet the increasingly-urgent need to enhance the supply of quality homes available across the county.

“Last year’s changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are supporting our drive to provide more people with the housing options they need in the places they want to live and will help us to contribute to meeting the government’s targets for future economic growth, as well as our own.”