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Former Stylo HQ acquired for £20 million Harrogate Road housing development

Yorkshire housebuilder Ben Bailey Homes has announced plans for a new £20 million housing development following the acquisition the former footwear manufacturer Stylo’s HQ on Harrogate Road.

A planning application for the 7 acre site has been submitted and if approved works will commence in March 2015.

The first homes are expected to be ready for occupation in August 2015, subject to planning approval.

Ben Bailey Homes’ managing director, Mark Mitchell, said: “The purchase of new land in Apperley Bridge is a significant investment for the business and part of our ongoing strategy for a major roll out of new developments across Yorkshire in 2015.

“The site build will also create a number of sales and construction jobs over the next two years.

“This will be a high quality development designed to integrate seamlessly into the surrounding area.

“The site will feature our brand new house designs, which have been developed following extensive market research raising the standard of new build homes and setting them apart from the competition.”

Ben Bailey Homes Yorkshire is an operating company of Avant Homes, one of the leading private developers of residential property in the UK.

The housebuilder currently has eight developments across Yorkshire stretching from York in the north of the region to Sheffield in the south.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .