More than 100 homes to be developed on former playing fields

House builder Gleeson has been granted planning permission to build 106 homes off Shetcliffe Lane in Bierley, Bradford.

The development, will see the 9.04 acre site be transformed into a collection of two, three and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached homes.

The site, which was formerly playing fields, will be Gleeson’s fourth development within the city region. Once this project is complete, the business will have provided a total of 561 homes in Bradford.

Construction on Shetcliffe Lane will begin in autumn of this year, continuing until summer 2026 and will provide many direct jobs.

The development’s show homes will open in summer 2023, with the first new homes released for sale shortly before, and the first residents expected to move into their new properties in winter 2023.

Northbeck Grange, another Gleeson development within the Bradford area, is providing 167 affordable homes for young first time buyers in Bradford and is about to launch three show homes later in the summer.

Bryan Simpson, divisional managing director at Gleeson, said: “We are determined to ensure that the housing market better serves young first-time buyers and families on low to average incomes, so we are happy to be bringing 106 affordable new homes to Bradford.

“We are pleased to be championing the area, supporting the community with our affordable homes, and employing a workforce that will be made up of local labour and contractors.”