WORK to transform a former truck dealership in Culcheth into a 15-home development is moving apace.

Elan Homes has planning permission to build 15 homes on the former Trucks 2 Go site, on Warrington Road.

The developer says the scheme, known as Culcheth Green, will bring previously developed land in the green belt ‘back into good use’.

Elan Homes will develop 1.75 acres of the 2.67-acre site and will create a biodiversity area within the development.

The home-builder says it will also be investing more than £300,000 into affordable housing, while contributing almost £50,000 to Culcheth High School.

Marie Morris, sales director for Elan Homes in the north, added: “We’re excited to be back building in the Warrington area, having previously successfully redeveloped sites in Walton and Croft into desirable new communities.

“We know from those schemes that there’s a real appetite for quality built, spacious new homes with a superb specification in this part of Cheshire.

“Culcheth is a popular village, with a real sense of community, including well-regarded schools and it’s very much somewhere people aspire to live.

“We have already started building a database of prospective purchasers eager to know more about the homes at Culcheth Green.

“In response to demand, we will be releasing the first properties ‘off plan’ with a show home due to open in the spring.”