Plan for 125 affordable homes gets green light

HOUSING PLAN FOR SITE IN SOUTHWAY APPROVED

- By KIRSTY MCCRUM

AN affordable homes development in the north of Plymouth has been green-lit by Plymouth City Council.

Full planning permission was awarded to the 125 home development which is being undertaken by Plymouth Community Homes (PCH).

Plans were submitted in 2024 to create a new community on land in Southway located between Clittaford Road and Southway Drive. Work on site is due to commence this autumn, with the first homes anticipated for completion in late summer 2026.

The land was purchased in June 2023 by PCH from Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, and the site forms part of a wider area that received planning permission in March 2007 for 490 dwellings.

In a release, Plymouth Community Home said: “PCH is a leading social housing provider managing more than 16,000 homes in Plymouth and the surrounding areas into Devon and Cornwall. PCH offers homes for both affordable and social rent, as well as developing homes for shared ownership sale, a scheme funded by Homes England, making it easier for eligible buyers to get onto the property ladder.

“The plans to deliver 125 new, energy efficient affordable homes in the sought-after residential suburb of Plymouth in partnership with the council were shaped and informed by a community consultation held in 2023, gathering vital feedback from local people.