Go-ahead given to create hundreds of new homes

The Devonshire Group is set to start work on building a new 650-home development in Derbyshire after receiving planning approval.

Enabling works will now being for phases one and two of the project at Mastin Moor, paving the way for the first homes to be delivered on the 46-hectare site.

This includes the creation of a new access road, services and the formation of public open space.

The preparatory works are due to complete in late spring 2024, with work on the new homes set to begin over the summer of 2024.

The first phase of 143 three, four and five- bedroom homes will be built by Harron Homes.

The enabling works will also pave the way for the launch of the Construction Skills Hub, which will be operated by Chesterfield College in conjunction with the University of Derby.

The hub will provide a practical platform for construction training, careers activity and work experience on a live construction site.

Over 10 years, the hub aims to provide training, careers insights, and work experience for over 5,000 learners.

Andrew Byrne, property development director at the Devonshire Group, said: “Receiving planning approval marks an exciting next step for our development at Mastin Moor.

“We are now able to get underway with works in earnest and start to see the project really take shape.

“Our focus now is to ensure that we move the project forward quickly, while also prioritising a considered, sustainable and sensitive approach for the benefit of the wider community that we serve.

“We’re looking forward to continuing this journey and creating a place that will contribute to the area and provide new homes for local people.”