Godwin Developments has secured planning for 102 family homes in the Bulwell area of Nottingham.
The city council has granted planning for the scheme which will provide a mix of two and three-bedroom properties in two neighbouring plots covering 5.2 acres of land.
The schemes will create more than 300 temporary jobs during a two-year construction schedule and, the developers say, contribute more than £150,000 to the local community and infrastructure. Both sites have been vacant for some time.
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There will be 57 homes in what will be called the Maple Fields development, on the site of the former Henry Mellish School in Kersall Drive, and 45 homes in the Crescent scheme, on the former Piccadilly Playing Field.
The Henry Mellish school, which first opened in 1929, closed in 2009 ahead of the opening of Bulwell Academy, which saw Henry Mellish merge with the River Leen school.
The new homes will be near bus routes and are a 10-minute walk from Bulwell Train Station. The developer said both sites have been amended after feedback from councillors and residents to incorporate new materials and a colour palette that “better reflect” the character of the local area.
A spokesman said: “Additional planting, better defined community gateways and improved shared road surfaces have also been included to provide for more sustainable and attractive schemes.”
Gurdeep Gill, associate director at Godwin Developments, said: “We are delighted to have secured planning permission for both sites.
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“The developments will support the regeneration of the local area, enhance the provision of high-quality homes in Bulwell and improve local infrastructure. We are also pleased to confirm that these schemes will deliver a higher proportion of affordable homes for the local community than required by planning policy.
“We wish to thank Nottingham City Council’s planning department for working closely with us to shape these proposals and the councillors for giving us the green light to take them to the next stage.
“We would also like to thank the award winning architects CPMG, who designed the scheme, RG+P for project managing the development and Rodgers Leask for expert engineering advice throughout.”
James Mulcare, land director at Godwin Developments, said: “We are extremely pleased to have secured planning approval for both these suburban housing sites, having worked closely with Nottingham City Council and its planning department during the development process.
“Both schemes align well with our core suburban development principles, which aim to provide high-quality homes for families with a wider choice of tenures and help to improve local communities in key regional cities such as Nottingham.”
The planning permission comes after Godwin Development’s gained approval of another residential scheme in Doncaster, which will see 60 build-to-rent homes go up and add to the developers’ 2,000-strong pipeline of new homes.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Godwin Developments has offices in Nottingham and central London and employs around 40 property professionals.
It has a portfolio of projects approaching £1 billion in value across more than 3 million sq ft of land.