Keepmoat secures North Halifax approval
The developer will invest more than £50m across two sites in the town, delivering more than 200 homes on 15 acres of brownfield land.
Calderdale Council has approved the plans, which were submitted back in January, and will see the rejuvenation of disused sites on Furness Avenue and Turner Avenue South in Illingworth.
The sites sit within the Homes England Strategic Place Partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The homes will form part of the North Halifax Transformation Programme, which was partially funded by the WYCA and the One Public Estate Programme.
Keepmoat will choose a local housing association to work in partnership with, and the houses will be available for open market sale and affordable rent.
Nigel Robson, director of land & partnerships at Keepmoat, Yorkshire West, said: “It’s always an exciting time at Keepmoat when we’re able to secure planning to deliver a fantastically designed new development, particularly when it leads to the provision of affordable housing to people who really need it…
“We’re also committed to supporting the local authority to develop a robust infrastructure and traffic calming measures near the homes and landscaping plans to create wildflower meadows and the planting of native trees, as well as public open spaces for residents to enjoy.”
Calderdale Council’s cabinet member for climate action and housing, Cllr Scott Patient, said: “The development of land at Furness Avenue and Turner Avenue South not only provides much-needed local housing, it’s also bringing an unused site back into use, complementing the wider investment in the surrounding area, and supporting our priority for thriving towns and places across the borough.
“This investment in north Halifax is just one of many regeneration projects in the area, which also include the completion of work at Mixenden Community Hub and recent transformative work at Beechwood and Sunny Bank parks.
“We’re pleased to be working with development partners to support investment opportunities in the borough.”
