PLANS have been unveiled for 46 new homes in Accrington.

Gleeson Homes has lodged a planning application with Hyndburn Council proposing to build a large new development on land off Miller Fold Avenue in the town.

The site put forward for redevelopment is currently vacant, consisting of rough grassland with border hedging and trees.

The land was previously a landfill site but has not been used for many years.

Gleeson focuses solely in building low cost homes for people on low incomes in areas of industrial decline and social and economic deprivation.

The company builds a range of affordable homes for sale to people who would otherwise be unable to afford a new home, thereby helping them onto the property ladder.

If approved, the new estate will consist of 17 two-bedroom homes and a further 29 three-bedroom properties.

A Gleeson Homes spokesman said: "The company’s success is born out of a thorough understanding of its customer’s needs and

balancing aspiration with affordability.

"Gleeson’s management team has specialist knowledge of all aspects of regeneration and a combined experience of over 150 years of buildings and selling low cost homes.

"Gleeson’s homes are priced so that they can be afforded by 90 per cent of local couples in full time employment.

"In the Yorkshire region, 75 per cent of customers who have purchased a home from Gleeson between July 2015 and 2016, have been first time buyers.

"The site is a residential allocation where applications for residential development should be approved subject to detailed design matters.

"It is a highly sustainable location within walking distance of Accrington town centre. It adjoins residential development and represents an under-used previously developed site within the urban area."

Under the proposals, each new home would have use of parking on a private drive that provides for a minimum of two cars, many with garages, and use of its own private front and rear gardens.

Hyndburn Council is in the process of compiling its new Local Plan, replacing the 1996 version.

The plan is a series of documents in which the council will explain how the borough will be developed and grow to 2036.

Earlier this year, plans for a multi-million pound 2,000-home 'garden village' in Huncoat and a vision for how Hyndburn could look in 20 years time went on show as people were asked their views in a bid to help shape the future development of the borough.

Council bosses said the consultation would spark debate and discussions that will help them plan ahead for the future of Hyndburn.