Approval for the firm’s Spring Bank scheme was granted by Mid Sussex District Council in September 2022, having been allocated for residential development in the council’s Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD), as part of the Mid Sussex Local Plan.

The project will comprise 13 three-bedroom houses, three four-bedroom houses, three two-bedroom houses, and a one-bedroom apartment — 30% of which will be affordable homes.

The detached and semi-detached properties will feature luxury internal accommodation designed across two floors, with each dwelling benefiting from private gardens and parking. 

The homes will be installed with eco-friendly air source heat pumps, electric car charging points and high levels of insulation, to achieve an A or high B EPC rating.

The first dwellings will become available for occupation during 2023.

The 3.1-acre site is bound by mature hedgerows and trees, with additional mixed species of trees and shrubs set to be planted on the northern boundary to create a natural buffer with an adjoining existing development.

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The woodland, hedgerows, and areas of dense scrub will be maintained and enhanced to provide habitats suitable for a range of protected species, including breeding birds, bats, hazel dormice, and reptiles.

The development was designed to provide safe and convenient routes for walking and cycling to integrate with existing networks that offer opportunities for sustainable travel choices. 

Within the site, the layout will be designed to encourage low vehicle speeds and to prioritise the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.

Geoff Potton, chief executive at Sigma Homes, said: “We have worked for two years on the planning and meticulous pre-construction preparation for this scheme and we are thrilled to now be on site, breaking ground. 

“Set within a beautiful landscape, our development will maintain and enhance the natural environment. 

“Our plans will provide a mature landscape setting from day one and maintain the area’s historic field patterns and wooded character. 

“This landscape–led design approach will ensure a sensitive transition can be successfully established between the settlement edge and wider rural setting to the south.”

Pictured above (L-R): Sigma Homes’ group land director Chris East, construction director Tony Kenny, CEO and co-founder Geoff Potton, and sales manager Katie Macfie