Plans for an affordable housing scheme in Coventry comprising 39 homes has been given the green light.
The development will take place on a former school site n the Wyken area of the city.
The site in Teverton Road was formerly the home of two schools - Dartmouth School and the Seva School.
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The Seva School moved to a new home in Walsgrave in September 2015 and since then the site has been vacant.
Planning permission has been granted by Coventry City Council for 23 affordable rented and 16 shared ownership properties.
Construction work is to be carried out by Coventry-based family firm Deeley Group for housing provider Stonewater.
The site was originally purchased from Coventry City Council and upon completion will feature 39 brand-new homes comprising a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses.
Stonewater and Deeley Group previously worked together on the development of another affordable development at Feather Lane in Nuneaton, which completed earlier this year.
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Peter Deeley, managing director of the Deeley Group, said: “There is a genuine need for more housing of this type in Coventry and we are pleased to be able to deliver this development alongside our partners.
“We have a strong relationship with Stonewater and we are looking forward to working closely with them again, after the great success of our project in Nuneaton.
“With planning now approved, work will be starting on site in the coming months.
“This scheme will provide vital affordable housing for the community in Wyken and surrounding areas and makes good use of what would otherwise be a redundant brownfield site.”
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Mr Deeley added: “Deeley Group has a history of development in the area, building St John Fisher Catholic Primary school in the 1950s and St John Fisher church and hall in the 1970s. “Many years ago I drove machinery on the nearby site as I began my career in construction.
“We have great expertise in delivering developments of this type for local people, and it is the latest in a string of affordable housing schemes we have worked on in Coventry, Warwickshire and further afield.”
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Matt Crucefix, director of development (West) at Stonewater, said: “We’re delighted to be working with the Deeley Group on another regenerative project so that we can make better use of this brownfield site.
“Trying to manage the spread of Covid-19 over the last few months has shone a light on just how important it is that everyone has a place to call home and has really amplified the importance of our work as a social housing provider.
“We’re looking forward for work to get underway at Tiverton Road, so we can support the local community and bring more much-needed affordable homes to Wyken.”