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    Jan 2022

    Last Updated: 20/01/2022
    Environment
    Environment

    Taylor Wimpey submits plans for 390 homes in Ripon

    by Calvin Robinson

    | 20 Jan, 2022
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    The company was awarded an £89.5 million contract to build the scheme off West Lane by the government last year. It says the development will include play facilities and biodiverse landscape features.

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    Visuals of how the homes would look on West Lane, Ripon.

    Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has submitted plans for 390 homes in Ripon.

    Government housing agency Homes England commissioned the company to build the scheme off West Lane as part of an £89.5 million contract.

    The proposal, which already has outline permission, would see a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom homes built on the site.

    Most of the houses will be for market sale, but 156 properties will be designated as affordable housing.

    Sarah Armstrong, land director for Taylor Wimpey North Yorkshire, said: 

    “We’re delighted to have been selected as preferred developer to deliver this site in partnership with Homes England.
    “We’ve taken a landscape-led design approach to develop a residential masterplan that will enhance the character and identity of the site.
    “The development will include locally-equipped play facilities and attractive biodiverse landscape features, and we are providing significant areas of open space to allow new residents and visitors to enjoy a high-quality living environment with an attractive outlook.”





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    Should planning permission be approved, Taylor Wimpey expects work to start in spring this year.

    Homes England intervened to buy the site after Barrett Homes pulled out of the scheme in July 2020.

    Marie Kiddell, head of planning and enabling north at Homes England said:

    ‘We intervened to buy West Lane in Ripon to unlock this stalled housing site. 
    “We’ve since appointed Taylor Wimpey, as our preferred developer, to take on the mantle of providing quality new homes, including 40% affordable provision – that’s 156 affordable homes in an area where they are most needed.
    "Submitting the reserved matters application marks another step forward in bringing these vital new homes one step closer to reality.”


    Harrogate Borough Council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.