Anwyl to build 80 homes in Catterall

Anwyl Homes Lancashire is seeking planning permission to build 80 homes in the village of Catterall after acquiring 8.5 acres of land.

The Chorley company's tenth development in the county, the former agricultural land has already been allocated for housing in the local plan and has been purchased in a private treaty sale.

The purchase was negotiated through David Cowburn at Cowburn Land and Graham Salisbury of Graham Anthony Associates. and is subject to 

Detailed planning consent from Wyre Council will be requested for 80 homes, comprising three and four-bedroom detached, three-bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses and two-bedroom apartments.

The development will include 30 per cent affordable housing for a mix of rent and shared ownership, while a Section 106 agreement to be agreed with Wyre Council is likely to include sizeable contributions to education, healthcare and highways locally.

John Grime, Anwyl Homes Lancashire managing director, said: "We’re making great strides towards our target of building 400 homes per annum by 2023. The new site at Catterall will contribute to that total, with construction due to start spring 2022 and the first legal completions around six months later."

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