Ground broken on £250m housing project

A CEREMONY has been held to mark the start of construction work on a new £250m housing development in Doncaster.

As well as 1,500 new homes, the site at Carr Lodge will include a parade of shops, a nursery and primary school, play areas and a youth club.

Plans for the first phase of the development, which was brought forward by the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), were approved by Doncaster Council earlier this year and a link road was completed in June.

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The new road, Woodfield Way, links the A60 Tickhill Road with the A6182 White Rose Way, providing access to the Carr Lodge housing site as well as a Park and Ride site, a hotel and two supermarkets.

David Curtis, executive director at the HCA, said: “It is fantastic that the HCA has been able to ensure that new homes will be built by releasing public land and building the link road.

“The development will protect and create jobs, and create a high-quality, sustainable mixed community.”

The “ground breaking” ceremony was held at Carr Lodge in Doncaster on Friday and included representatives from the HCA, Doncaster Council, housing and regeneration specialists Keepmoat Homes, Strata and The Guinness Partnership.

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During the first phase of the project, 329 new homes will be built at a cost of £45m.

Of those, 241 will be for private sale, while 66 homes will be for “affordable” rent and 22 houses will be available to buy on a shared ownership basis.

The development will include 25 plots that form part of the custom-build programme, a Government-backed initiative to encourage people to build their own homes.

Dave Sheridan, chief executive officer of Keepmoat, said: “As a national company with a head office located in Doncaster, we are delighted to see work commence on these high-quality, affordable new homes.

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“This is another major milestone in the development of Carr Lodge which will not only provide high-quality new homes for local people but it will also help transform this part of the town into a thriving new community for people to live and work in.

“There will be a mix of house types and styles that will appeal to many first-time buyers and families and we will soon be opening a sales office for people to view plans and find out more information.”

Coun Glyn Jones, deputy mayor of Doncaster Council, added: “This is a great location for homes, which are vitally needed in Doncaster to address a growing population in the town and help plug the housing shortage gap.”