The commercial agent for a “garden village” on a former RAF site said the plans are starting to take shape.
Newton Garden Village will see 528 homes go up on the former RAF Newton site, near Bingham, east of Nottingham.
East Midlands property agency Innes England is marketing the houses on behalf of Redrow Homes.
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The 250-acre site has already seen significant development with Bellway and David Wilson Homes delivering the first phase of the scheme.
Innes England, which has offices in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, has been working with the landowner for years and director Craig Straw said the second phase was taking shape.
He said: “We have a longstanding relationship with the landowner and have really offered a “cradle to grave” service on this site.
“We have worked with them for a number of years to ensure the viability of this site for development and are very pleased to see this second phase of housing moving forwards.
“This is a really interesting site, which included a number of vacant aircraft hangars from its time as an MOD base when the site was originally acquired. Part of our role was letting those to a range of regional, national and international operators, which in turn generated an income stream to support the promotion of the site.
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“We also played an integral role in the masterplanning team which secured consent for the initial first phase of development and then, in 2018, this second element which will now be taken forwards by Redrow Homes.
“We also worked closely with Rushcliffe Borough Council to secure £2.9m of infrastructure funding from Highways England to support the development.
“This is a hugely important strategic development site and we are very pleased indeed to have agreed a deal with Redrow Homes East Midlands to deliver the second phase.
“Redrow’s plans will see a really fantastic scheme delivered here and we are excited to see things start to happen on site over the coming months.”
The 528 homes in Newton Garden Village will be built alongside open space, traditional village greens and allotments.
Redrow Homes is also supporting the creation of a new primary school, community hall and local centre along with sports pitches for community access.
Martyn Pask, managing director for Redrow East Midlands, added: “We are delighted to have secured consent to launch our second development in Nottinghamshire and our very first garden village in the East Midlands.
“With vast amounts of green, open space, the development will offer excellent transport links across the country, while also offering a wonderful community right on its doorstep.”