Housebuilder submits plans for £23.5m development in Barnsley

Sheffield-based housebuilder Honey has submitted plans to deliver a £23.5m development comprising 95 new two, three and fourbedroom homes on Barnburgh Lane, Barnsley.

Called Iris, if planning is granted the eight-acre development will be the Sheffield-based housebuilding company’s first in Yorkshire since launching last October.

Honey was founded by former Avant Homes chief executive officer and Sheffield native, Mark Mitchell. The company is being funded by private equity firm Alchemy Partners via its Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund IV which has £937m of fully committed capital.

Iris will feature 16 house types which Honey says have all been specifically designed to combine “style, substance and sustainability” for the benefit of buyers.

“As the demand for our services continues to grow, their commitment and drive will help us deliver the very best legal advice and services to our clients across the region and beyond. We have an exceptional team at Levi Solicitors, and we are in the process of adding more specialist expertise to the team in the coming months across various roles.”

Picture L-R Leanne Parkinson, Nafisa Hussain and partner and head of private client team

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If given the go ahead by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, work at Iris is anticipated to start in June with the first residents expected to move into their new homes in the first quarter of next year.

Mark said: “It’s a great feeling to have submitted plans for our first development in Yorkshire. We have started the year at pace with two planning applications and have more in the pipeline.

“All our house types have been painstakingly designed to provide buyers with high quality, high specification properties that suit today’s lifestyles.

“We now look forward to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council considering our plans to deliver much needed new homes for the residents of Barnburgh and surrounding areas.”