A multi million pound council led scheme to build hundreds of new homes in Weston-super-Mare has been given the green light.
North Somerset Council owns 34 hectares of land at Parklands VIllage.
The authority secured outline planning consent to build up to 700 homes on the land in 2017.
The scheme also includes 14,500 sq metres of office space, small retail units, the 420 place Parklands Educate Together Primary School, which opened in September, and playing fields and open space.
The first phase of the project will see 425 new homes built on a 14 hectare section of the site.
The new homes will be 'flat pack' homes with components being built off site before construction.
The council was awarded a £9.8 million grant from Homes England Local Authority Construction Fund to bring forward the scheme as part of its Development Programme for the district.
The grant is being used to help pay for the North South Link Road which will form the main route through Parklands Village, strategic utilities and early groundworks.
Developer Keepmoat Homes has bought the 14 hectare site from the council.
It has now been given the green light to take forward the development, with work due to start in September 2021.
The scheme is part of the council's overall development programme to bring new homes to the town.
As part of the Locking Parklands scheme, 30 per cent of the properties will be affordable housing.
There will also be 85 adaptable or accessible homes, which will provide for people with mobility difficulties, or for those who develop them during their lifetimes.
Fifteen per cent of the properties will be zero carbon properties with the remainder achieving a 75 to 80 per cent reduction on carbon output
There will also be electric vehicle charging to all homes.
As part of the deal Keepmoat Homes will create at least 20 new apprenticeships.
Funding has also been identified for local volunteering and biodiversity projects.
North Somerset Council executive member for finance and procurement Councillor Ash Cartman said: "We hope this development will set a new standard for housing in North Somerset, showing that it is possible to deliver large numbers of homes at the same time as securing quality and improved sustainability and delivering affordable housing.
"I am especially pleased to see that 15 per cent will be zero carbon homes.”
Government housing targets say that 25,000 new homes need to be provided across North Somerset by 2036.
