Developer appointed to deliver regeneration site in Leicester

A housing developer has been appointed to deliver the next phase of building at a key regeneration site in the north of Leicester.

Leicester City Council has selected Morris Homes as its development partner for the next phase of housing development at Ashton Green, a major project to create a new neighbourhood of up to 3,000 homes, community facilities, green space and retail.

The developer will deliver a new village centre with around 380 new homes, including 114 affordable homes, a supermarket, some smaller shops and open space.

The Council has agreed to sell to Morris Homes 46-acres of land across two plots bordering Ashton Green Road.

This will be the third parcel of land developed for new housing at Ashton Green.

City Mayor Peter Soulsby said: ‘Morris Homes were the first to commit to developing at Ashton Green. Their appointment to deliver a third phase of new house building, with much-needed affordable homes, will help maintain the momentum of this vital regeneration project.

‘Appointing a development partner to deliver another 380 homes is an important milestone and represents significant further investment in our growing city. The ambitious programme of house building at Ashton Green is already making a valuable contribution to the number of new homes that are needed in Leicester – and it will ultimately contribute greatly to the economic prosperity of the city.

‘Over the next five years, we expect to see developers invest an additional £150million at Ashton Green, and deliver more than 1,000 additional new and affordable homes.’

Mike Gaskell, Chief Executive of Morris Homes, added: ‘We at Morris are delighted to be partnering with the city council on this important next phase at Ashton Green which will provide much needed houses and facilities to the local community. We have an excellent working relationship with the council and our shared aim is to provide an exemplar development.’

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