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Housing: Construction

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 12276

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.16 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, where the proposed locations are of the three large housing development sites in (a) Cambridgeshire, (b) West Sussex and (c) Durham; and how many houses will be built in each county.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Information on the three housing development sites is as follows:

a) Cambridgeshire: Permission for up to 1,000 new homes on land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road, Cambridge, known as Darwin Green Phases Two and Three, was granted on 25 September 2024;

b) West Sussex: A reserved matters application for 280 new homes at Kilnwood Vale, Crawley Road, Faygate, Horsham, was approved on 25 October 2024;

c) Durham: Permission for up to 1,924 new homes at Sniperley Park and Sniperley Farm, Pity Me, Durham, was granted on 21 August 2024.

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