Vistry pushes on in Knottingley
Work has now started at the 218-home development off Womersley Road, with 109 homes forward-sold to social provider Inccomunities and 55 to Sigma’s build-to-rent brand Simple Life.
The remaining 54 homes will be sold on the open market by one of Vistry’s housebuilding brands, the group including Bovis Homes, Countryside and Linden.
Vistry’s site is located on Womersley Road on the southern edge of Knottingley near Pontefract, and is bordered by the M62 motorway, a railway line and a manufacturing facility.
As a condition of the consent granted in December last year, Vistry will contribute almost £1m to improve local travel services. The project is estimated to be completed by March 2029.
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Andrew Poyner, managing director of Vistry West Yorkshire, said: “This latest site in Knottingley plays entirely to the strengths of our partner-delivery model – by working in partnership with Incommunities and Sigma we can provide a wide range of housing choices, giving local people genuine opportunities to own or rent a high quality new home.
“At the same time, our experience of transforming sites like these into thriving new neighbourhoods means that we can bring new benefits to the community, generating additional social value by using local supply chain partners and investing in public services.”
Aimee Law, director of development and regeneration at Incommunities, said: “These new 109 homes, offering both social rent and Shared Ownership, will provide much-needed affordable housing for local people.
“This development is part of our wider ambition to deliver 350 new homes each year across the region, as set out in our development and regeneration strategy, helping to build stronger, more sustainable communities.”
