FIFTEEN new homes will be officially opened in Brent Knoll tomorrow (October 21). 

Bakers Field, on Station Road, will have nine affordable homes.

The development is a collaboration between Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) housing development team, Brent Knoll Parish Council (BKPC), EG Carter and the Willow Tree Housing Partnership (then South Western Housing Society).

A steering group was set up in 2017 to support the need for additional village homes that people could afford.

The Bakers Field development has attracted funding from both Homes England funding and DC.

Councillor Alan Bradford, chairman of SDC, said “Very well done to all those who worked together to make sure that nine local families who have a strong connection with the parish have the chance to get an affordable home in Brent Knoll.”

Construction work at the development started in early March 2020 and residents will be able to occupy the homes this autumn.