A North West housing business says it is on track to more than double the number of homes it builds this year.
Anwyl Homes Lancashire is to complete almost 200 homes in the financial year to September 30 compared with last year's 90.
John Grime, who is managing director of the firm based at Buckshaw Village in Chorley, said: “Hugely in our favour is the fact that we have already secured the land and planning consent to deliver our 2021 targets – and beyond.
“And, while last year’s figures were impacted by the Covid pandemic and having to employ social distancing measures on site, we’ve since been experiencing pent-up demand from people wanting to move and both interest and sales have been strong.
“Across the region we have a healthy forward order book and, in recent months, have commenced work at several new developments, including Lawrence Gardens, in Barton, Priory Gardens, in Burscough, and Winnington Place, in Winnington, Cheshire.”
Part of North Wales-headquartered Anwyl Homes, the business is now active at eight locations in Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire.
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Anwyl said that most recently, it’s launched off-plan sales at Priory Gardens, in Burscough, West Lancashire, where eventually there will be 267 new homes.
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The first of 72 new homes being sold at Lawrence Gardens, in Barton – between Preston and Garstang – will be ready to move into in spring 2021.
Meanwhile, demolition of old industrial units and preparation of roads and sewers are "well advanced" at Winnington Place, near Northwich, where construction will start early 2021 on the first of approximately 250 planned new homes.
Anwyl also has ongoing developments in Fulwood and Longridge, Lancashire, and St Helens, Liverpool and Prescot in Merseyside.
Carr’s Rise in Prescot was Anwyl Homes Lancashire’s first development, launched in 2018, and the last of the 119 properties was recently sold.
Mr Grime added: “Our target of almost 200 homes this year is very achievable and we have a sustainable growth strategy in place to deliver around 400 homes per annum by 2023.
"We’ve also doubled our workforce in the last 12 months to accommodate the growth.”