Leicestershire-based Barratt Homes has won planning permission for 199 new houses in the north of the county.
The Coalville-based builder will start work on the 18.5 acre Kings Meadow site, in Kirby Lane, Melton, in January.
It will provide a selection of two, three and four bedroom homes, including 15 per cent which will be affordable housing.
Barratt said some of the homes will have nesting bricks built into them for swifts and there will also be “hedgehog highways” across the site as well as bat and bird boxes incorporated in the new buildings.
Mark Cotes, managing director at Barratt Homes North Midlands, said: “Being given the green light for this development edges us closer to delivering more much needed homes to this area of Leicestershire.
“We look forward to presenting our plans for the site to local homebuyers when homes become available for sale in 2022.
“This upcoming work is another boost to the region and will provide a new and enticing opportunity to those looking to take the next step on the property ladder.”
Parent group Barratt Developments – the 海角视频’s biggest housebuilder – recently put out figures saying it built more than 17,200 homes in the last year – up almost a third year-on-year – with sales of £4.81 billion.
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Barratt expects to complete between 17,000 and 17,250 homes this financial year, plus 750 homes through joint ventures.
The group, which also includes Barratt London, David Wilson Homes and the Wilson Bowden commercial property builder, said reservations were slightly down on previous months when there had been pent-up demand at the end of lockdown and people rushing to make the most of the Help to Buy scheme before it ended.
It expects build cost inflation of between 4 per cent and 5 per cent this financial year.
It said the private average selling price in its forward order book as at October 10, was £344,300, compared to £331,400 a year earlier and £316,000 a year before that.