A 20-acre site that will house hundreds of homes has been bought by Anwyl Homes Lancashire.
The Chorley-based business has acquired the land on Liverpool Road South from Crompton Property Developments, it was announced on Wednesday.
The move is Anwyl’s first venture into West Lancashire, and the plot called Priory Gardens will comprise around 270 homes.
The plot is the latest phase of the Yew Tree Farm scheme in Burscough, a 580-home development.
John Grime, managing director of Anwyl Homes Lancashire, said: “Acquiring land at Yew Tree Farm is a major milestone for us.
“It’s a key strategic development site for West Lancashire and gives Anwyl the potential for more than five years of production in this one location.
“Known as Priory Gardens, our development will provide a boost to the local housing supply. It will also add to Anwyl’s continued growth in this, our 90th anniversary year.”
The company’s Lancashire operation already has established developments in Prescot, St Helens and Bowring Park, Liverpool; with homes just launched in Fulwood, and further schemes in Longridge and Barton, near Preston, due to launch.
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The land at Burscough has outline planning permission - and Anwyl said it has submitted a reserved matters application for 267 new homes.
Subject to approval, Anwyl hopes to start work on site this summer with the
first homes due to be released for sale later in the year.
It’s anticipated that the first properties will be ready to move into in early 2021 and that the Anwyl development will be complete by 2026.
The wider Yew Tree Farm development will eventually comprise 580 homes, a care home, community centre and parkland along with plans for retail and industrial units including a soft play centre.
The new neighbourhood also includes a potential school site.
Priory Gardens will feature a wide mix of one to four-bedroom properties, including apartments, bungalows, mews, semi-detached and detached houses.
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There will be 94 affordable homes, equivalent to 35% of the development.
Mr Grime said: “Burscough is a thriving community, it’s also close to Ormskirk and approximately halfway between Preston and Liverpool.
“We’ve carefully considered the housing mix at Priory Gardens to meet local needs and there’s a good choice of properties planned, including three and four-bedroom detached private sale homes.”
Anwyl will provide an electric vehicle charging point for every home at Priory Gardens
A number of landscaped swales and wetlands are being created as part of the development, which will also include a new park and landscaped public open space.
Anwyl said it will also fund a number of local highway and drainage improvements off site.