Galliford Try Partnerships has signed a deal with Homes England which will see it build more than 850 homes across the UK.

The national partnership will deliver housing across key sites with 360 homes built in Redcar, 330 in Cheshire (Sandymoor, Runcorn, including a 100 home extra-care development), 116 in Cannock, Staffordshire and 60 in Blandford Forum, Dorset.

Stephen Teagle, Chief Executive of Galliford Try Partnerships, said: “We are delighted with our extension of work in partnership with Homes England to accelerate the delivery of much-needed new homes in these regions.

“We share Homes England’s ambition to help more people access better homes and look forward to playing our part in making this a reality for communities in Redcar, Runcorn, Cannock and Blandford Forum.”

The homes will be constructed as part of Homes England’s initiative to build new housing at pace.

Work will begin on the projects immediately with the first planning applications due to be submitted this month and the first homes due to complete in spring 2020.

The projects will deliver a mixture of housing tenures including open market housing, affordable rent, shared ownership, private rented sector and an extra-care development.