£8.5m collaboration will create 55 homes on 3.5-acre site

Progress Housing Group has teamed up with Blackpool-based housebuilder Breck Homes to deliver 55 much-needed affordable homes in Catterall.

The development will comprise of two- and three-bedroom houses and one-bedroom apartments across the 3.5-acre site, which is located in Wyre, Lancashire and is next to the recently completed Beacon Retail Park.

Wyre Council approved plans for the project in September 2020.

The £8.5m scheme has been supported by funding from the Government agency Homes England and will provide a mix of affordable rent and shared ownership homes.

Daniel Griffiths, operations director for Progress Housing Group, said: “We are delighted to be delivering this scheme in partnership with Breck.

“Once completed in early 2022, the development will provide much-needed and high quality affordable homes for a range of families, along with opportunities to get onto the housing ladder.”

Breck founder, Andy Garnett, said: “We have made a flying start to the work in a safe and controlled manner.

“It is the start of big things in our housing division – we already have a significant number of projects in the pipeline. It is a privilege to be working with the Progress Team again on our very first affordable housing scheme.”

Breck, based at Blackpool Technology Park, has three divisions: Breck Holdings, which focuses on commercial property investment opportunities; Breck Developments, specialising in strategic land opportunities and special projects; and Breck Homes, the group’s affordable housebuilding arm.