This will be part of the Forde Valley neighbourhood where Pennyfarthing Homes has already built several residences.

The new Sandle Park homes will be designed around new paths, green spaces and a play area.

The housebuilder’s aim is to deliver a total of 342 homes at Sandle Park, with 25% allocated for affordable use.

Of the first 74 homes, 18 will be affordable while 56 offered for private sale.

These will include one to three-bedroom apartments, two and three-bedroom bungalows and two, three and four-bedroom houses.

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Development work is expected to commence later this year.

“Members of the planning committee praised the layout and appearance of the development, including the feature apartment building and the use of bungalows in the layout,” said Ben Arnold, land and planning director at Pennyfarthing Homes.

“The mix of properties will serve a range of homebuyers’ needs here in Fordingbridge, creating a diverse community with a deep sense of connection to nature, thanks to its abundance of greenspaces.

“We look forward to commencing development work at Sandle Park later this year.”