CONSTRUCTION work on a new housing development will begin next month.

A total of 31 homes are planned on the site of the former Millman's coach depot, off Green Lane in Padgate.

Planning permission for the scheme was originally granted by Warrington Borough Council in 2017, while amended proposals were also recently given the go ahead.

And builders are set to move onto the plot, which borders Padgate Station, during April.

Praya Homes Ltd will be responsible for the construction of the units, which will be acquired by Jigsaw Housing Group Ltd upon completion of the scheme.

Steve Fallon, of Praya Homes, said: “This will be the first affordable housing scheme that Jigsaw Homes has delivered in Warrington, and we are delighted to be able to partner with them to provide much needed affordable homes in the borough.”

The development of 22 houses and nine apartments will comprise entirely of housing for affordable rent.

A mixture of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties are planned on the site, which was previously described as being 'dilapidated'.

Darren Muir – of Pegasus Group, which acted on behalf of Praya Homes during the process of applying for planning permission – added: “Planning permission for a market housing scheme was previously approved on this site in 2017.

"The material planning considerations relating to this latest application concerned proposed design changes and the change in tenure to provide all properties as affordable homes.

“There was a degree of negotiation over a previously agreed education contribution, as it was considered that the benefits of bringing forward a 100 per cent affordable housing scheme at the site outweighed such financial obligations, and we were pleased to successfully demonstrate that, as such, the planning obligations should be waived.”