Esh Construction has been selected to work on a £5.4 million development in Barnsley.

Construction work to provide a mix of houses, bungalows and apartments is to start in January 2022.

A council-owned, Local Plan allocated site situated off St Michaels Avenue in Monk Bretton will be developed in a mixed-tenure scheme, creating homes for social rent, private sale and private rent.

Sixteen of the new properties will be low carbon, constructed with sustainable features and energy saving technology including air source heat pumps instead of mains gas.

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Barnsley Council named Esh Construction as the appointed contractor after the scheme was procured through YORhub's YORbuild2 framework.

Esh Divisional Director, Stuart Leslie, said: "This project marks the first new build housing Esh will deliver for Barnsley Council which is a significant achievement for our growth in the Yorkshire region.

"As a local contractor, we will aim to maximise the social and economic benefits to the community by procuring a local supply chain, employing a local workforce and delivering key social value initiatives in the area. We are excited to get work underway."

The development was given the go ahead by planners in December last year and will provide 24 two, three and four-bedroom houses, 7 two-bedroom bungalows, and four two-bedroom apartments. It forms part of the council’s housing strategy to increase the supply of affordable housing and private rented homes to deliver a diverse range of properties and tenures to help create sustainable communities.