A housing development that stalled after the developer went bust is close to finally being built after new planning permission was granted.
A total of 183 homes were set to be built off Brick Kiln Lane in Mansfield after the district council originally gave the proposals the green light in March 2024.
Developer Piper Homes went into administration in June of that year, and construction never got underway – with only the removal of a hedge serving as any evidence that work was meant to happen.
Doncaster-based Keepmoat Homes then took over the site in November 2024, originally suggesting that groundwork could get underway by early 2025.
Having decided to alter some of the original plans, the developer had to submit a new application to Mansfield District Council.
That came before the council’s planning committee on Tuesday, 26 May.
The 8.1-hectare plot of land, adjacent to Abbott Road to the north-east of the town, was allocated by the district council in its 2020 Local Plan, which set out where homes should be built.
It is next door to a planned separate housing development of 215 homes, which is currently being constructed.
Piper Homes’ original application to build the homes was filed in 2022.
As part of its permission, the company agreed that all of the homes would be affordable – meaning they are not sold on the private market but instead to social housing associations or councils, which subsidise some of the cost for people who cannot afford typical private market homes.
Of the 183 homes, 11 will be bungalows and all 22 one-bed homes will be apartments.
Speaking at Tuesday’s planning meeting, Labour councillor Rich Tempest-Mitchell said: “When Piper Homes went bust there were lots of changes I wasn’t particularly happy with. I think the planning officers have done an excellent job because we’ve got 100 per cent affordable housing on a site that needs building on and that affordable housing is very much needed.”
The members of the committee voted unanimously in favour of the plans.
It now looks like building on the homes could begin by autumn.
Charlotte Sargeant, Head of Land and Partnerships at Keepmoat East Midlands, said: “We’re continuing to work with our partners as the land off Brick Kiln Lane progresses through the planning process. We’re hopeful to have full, detailed planning permission before the end of summer.
“The site presents a fantastic opportunity to deliver a high-quality scheme of 183 affordable homes and at Keepmoat, we’re committed to working with the council and local providers to ensure the housing needs of the local community are met.”
