The site of a former quarry in Somerset has been acquired with plans in place to build 42 homes.
Housebuilder Edenstone has bought the eight-acre site in Bleadon from concrete manufacturer Marshalls for an undisclosed sum.
Edenstone is planning to redevelop the former limestone quarry on Bridge Road - around four miles south of Weston-super-Mare - for residential purposes.
Outline planning permission for the properties and 500 sq m of flexible use space has been secured.
Edenstone said the details of its proposals were subject to a reserved matters planning approval, and it was currently working towards submitting an application later in the year.
The deal marks Welsh firm Edenstone’s second acquisition of land in Somerset, following its recent purchase of a site on the edge of Brent Knoll on the Somerset Levels, where it intends to build 40 homes.
Edenstone Southern’s land director, James Morgan, said: “We are delighted to have unconditionally secured this site – our second in Somerset – which comes after six months of good natured and positive negotiation with Marshalls.
“Subject to planning, we hope to start work on site in the Spring of 2023. This will mark another important step in our growth in the South West region, alongside developments in Sampford Peverell and East Brent.
“We continue to be actively pursuing greenfield and brownfield sites in the region and confidently expect to announce the acquisition of further new sites in the very near future.”
Marshalls decided to demolish its buildings and leave the site in order to expand its operations in a larger premises.
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