Plans for a further 233 homes on two sites in Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent have been given the green light. Redrow Homes' latest plans will result in further expansion at Ebbsfleet Green where it is building up to 950 residential units, along with a village centre, park, sports pitches, a hotel and pub and a primary school. The business was granted approval by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation's planning committee for 191 new properties, 55 of which will be shared ownership or affordable rent. In a separate scheme at Castle Hill, Eastern Quarry, housing association Clarion was given permission to build 42 homes, all of which will be shared ownership or affordable rent. "I'm pleased the planning committee has approved another 233 homes for Ebbsfleet Garden City, with those affordable homes to meet local housing needs," said Paul Spooner, interim chief executive at Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. "The Garden City is proving popular with those wanting to get their first step on the property ladder with its wide range of quality new housing. And with Help to Buy being used in the majority of purchases here, we're becoming the number one area for young, local families." Last week, the corporation revealed that more than 600 homes were under construction in Ebbsfleet Garden City in the last 12 months. It said its private developer partners would help deliver 5,100 new homes by 2021 as it heads to its total of up to 15,000 homes.
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 's planning committee has approved Redrow Homes ' plans to develop an additional 191 homes in the Garden City , 55 of which will be shared ownership or affordable rent . The residential housing will be built at Ebbsfleet Green , where Redrow is already constructing up to 100 residential units , along with local amenities . Meanwhile , housing association has received Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 's approval to build 55 shared ownership or affordable rent homes in a separate scheme at Castle Hill , Eastern Quarry .