THE first of hundreds of new homes currently being built on fields in south Warrington have been sold.

Redrow says it has sold houses on its new development off Delph Lane, Daresbury even though they won’t be ready to move into until the end of this year.

Anna Evans-Kerr, head of sales for Redrow North West, said: “Although we don’t have a sales presence on site right now, we have had so much interest in the Daresbury Garden Village homes that we have now launched sales remotely.

“We can see people by appointment at other developments, such as Kingsmoat Garden Village, in Chester, and take people through site plans, floorplans, images, fly-throughs and specification choices.

“And, by reserving early, they will have maximum opportunity to personalise their new home through the specification choices, options and upgrades available via our online customer portal My Redrow.”

Redrow’s first phase at Daresbury Garden Village has been named Gleaves View, a reference to the grade II listed George Gleaves Bridge, one of several bridges that cross the Bridgewater Canal nearby.

It features 260 detached homes with a mix of three, four and five-bedroom accommodation.

Initial prices at Gleaves View are from around £400,000 to approximately £620,000 for three and four-bedroom detached homes. Three fully furnished show homes should open late autumn.

Redrow currently has detailed planed consent for around 800 homes on 120 acres of land.

There will be an improved road junction where Delph Lane meets the A56 Chester Road between Warrington and the M56.

The wider development is expected to take around 11 years to complete and homes will be interspersed with open spaces, green corridors and areas for formal and informal play. During the course of development, Redrow will make community payments totalling £8.5 million to Halton Council, which are earmarked for the following items.

• Converting the A558 to a dual carriageway

• Off-site affordable housing elsewhere in the borough

• Support of existing bus routes and delivering a new bus link into the Daresbury Park business park.

• Improvements to Runcorn East railway station

• Structural landscaping and linear park creation within the wider area, including their maintenance, plus improvements to nearby Daresbury Firs.

• Creation of a pedestrian link under the West Coast Mainline and walking and cycling route connections to the site

• Contribution to the Bridgewater Way Initiative and funding towards alternative marina locations along the canal.

There is existing consent for a local centre, including shops, due to be brought forward in a future phase.