ALTRINCHAM-based housing developer and regeneration specialist Lovell has won an £11.7 million contract to build 130 new affordable homes in Wythenshawe.

The development – on a brownfield site at Greenbrow Road, west Wythenshawe – will create 52 houses for sale and shared ownership and 78 apartments for affordable rent through Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG).

Construction work by Lovell – which has its North West regional office in Altrincham - recently got underway on land formerly occupied by five blocks of flats owned by WCHG.

The new homes are set to be completed in January 2018.

Nigel Wilson, group chief executive of Wythenshawe Community Housing Group, said: “We are delighted to launch this exciting new project and create much-needed affordable housing for this area.”

Lovell regional director Nigel Yates, said: “We’re delighted to be working once again with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group helping deliver its major new-build housing programme.

“This development will bring a mix of smart modern new homes, available for rent, shared ownership and sale, to an area which has a real shortage of family homes as well as housing suitable for single people and first-time buyers. High levels of energy-efficiency will be built into the new homes helping residents save on fuel bills.”

The new homes will boast high-efficiency boilers, high-specification floor and cavity insulation and solar panels.

The development follows Lovell’s successful completion in 2013 of the New Foxfield development – 52 houses and 16 flats in Newall Green, Wythenshawe – for Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.