Persimmon brings £46 million worth of homes to West Yorkshire

Leeds-based Persimmon Homes has been on the acquisition trail, securing land for three new residential developments in Kirkstall, Woodlesford and Keighley. Persimmon is now gearing up for the construction of around 264 new properties across three developments. Collectively, the sites will span close on 26 acres with a combined gross development value topping the £46 million mark.

These new developments, which will incorporate a mix of one and two bedroom apartments together with three and four bedroom homes, will all be constructed on brownfield land – the site at Kirkstall was occupied by a former nursing home, the land at Woodlesford was a disused mill whilst the site at Keighley was the former Bronte Middle School.

Detailed planning applications have been submitted to Leeds City Council for the developments at Kirkstall and Woodlesford and a detailed planning application has been submitted to Bradford City Council for the Keighley site.

These deals follow on from Persimmon’s recent announcement regarding the acquisition of 2.17 acres of land in Wilsden. Persimmon acquired the site of the former Birkshead Mill with detailed planning permission, granted by Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council. The scheme will have a gross development value of around £11 million and will comprise of 41 properties being a mix of two bedroom apartments, two, three and four bedroom mews’ and four bedroom detached homes.

Timothy Pegg, land manager for Persimmon’s West Yorkshire region said: “Bringing forward four new sites during the second half of the year is a major achievement for us. The developments will come as welcome additions to our already popular and extensive portfolio of quality new homes and we are delighted to be playing a major part in changing the residential face of the region.”

Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire is always interested in purchasing potential development land and a site occupying two acres or more will often be of interest. If you are a vendor and would like to know more, please call Persimmon’s land manager, Timothy Pegg.

For further information on the forthcoming sites at Wilsden, Kirkstall, Woodlesford and Keighley or for details regarding other developments across West Yorkshire, visit Persimmonhomes.com.