AN APPLICATION has been submitted asking for permission to build 24 new homes in north Cumbria.

Penrith-based building firm Genesis Homes has confirmed the submission of an application for the homes in Burgh by Sands, on land adjacent to King Edwards Fauld.

The development proposed would include a mix of two, three, four and five bedroomed houses and bungalows.

Carlisle City Council planners received the application on December 7, submitted by John Blue of Genesis Homes.

The firm says the properties will be thoughtfully designed and will complement the environment.

The site is allocated for housing within Carlisle City Council’s local plan and was granted outline planning consent in 2016.

Four of the properties will be allocated as ‘affordable’.

John Blue, head of land at Genesis Homes, said: “We’re pleased to confirm that we’ve now submitted detailed plans for a new development in Burgh by Sands.

“All our houses are built to a high specification and we look forward to providing quality new homes to the village.”

The site on which the homes would be built is situated within the Burgh by Sands conservation area.

Formed in 2017, Genesis Homes currently has developments in Wigton and Brigham with another scheme recently approved in Armathwaite, due to start in early 2019.

The village - once a Roman fort called Aballava - has a primary school, a pub and a post office and is close to Carlisle and the Solway Firth.

The Cumbrian housebuilder now employs 27 staff from its Penrith head office, but has also created more than 100 jobs locally for contractors and suppliers.

Earlier in the year Genesis Homes had plans to build 18 homes in Armathwaite approved by Eden Council. These were approved in September.

Genesis Homes is also the developer behind the St Cuthbert’s development in Wigton. Located just off King Street, the new development comprises two, three and four bedroomed homes.

To view the application, the reference number is 18/1088.

To find out more about Genesis Homes, visit www.genesis-homes.co.uk.