A property developer has sold 15.6 acres of land in Little Lever for £8.5 million.

Harworth Group plc, which owns approximately 14,000 acres of land across the North of England and the Midlands including Logistics North, today announced it had sold the land – adjacent to Stopes Road – to developers Taylor Wimpey.

Harworth acquired the land, which was previously used by Tarmac for the manufacture and storage of concrete blocks, back in 2020.

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Since then, the company has removed the manufacturing infrastructure and secured planning permission for the delivery of up to 132 new homes – though the green light was given for a further 10 houses on the site in July of last year.

At the time, council planning committee member Cllr Andy Morgan said the area had been a "dirty industrial site" and would be a "really positive development".

The scheme was unanimously approved.

According to Harworth, the £8.5 million sale price was agreed following a competitive process with local and regional housebuilders.

Planning permission has already been obtained for the sitePlanning permission has already been obtained for the site (Image: The Harworth Group)

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Harworth Group plc chief executive Lynda Shillaw said: “This sale is the second that we have completed with Taylor Wimpey across our major residential developments in the space of just a few weeks, and highlights the continued demand from national housebuilders for Harworth’s serviced land.

“Our Stopes Road development is another great example of how Harworth utilises its specialist skillset to unlock value from complex land and highlights the intrinsic value in our pipeline.

“The regeneration of this scheme will deliver a thriving new community, bringing additional housing, jobs and investment to the local area whilst also providing residents with extensive green space and landscaping to enhance biodiversity, alongside improvements to road and footpath access.”

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