Miller snaps up Lymm site for 170 homes

Gladman Developments has sold an 18-acre site off Warrington Road to the housebuilder. 

Miller Homes has added the Lymm site to its North West land portfolio and will now work up a reserved matters planning application. 

Gladman secured outline planning permission for 170 homes in 2024. Of these, 30% would be affordable.

A Section 106 agreement attached to the outline permission will see Miller contribute £3m towards local education, health and sports facilities, alongside improvements to the Trans Pennine Trail, which runs along the southern edge of the site.

John Hardy, land director at Miller Homes, said: “Lymm is a location we’ve been keen to secure for some time, so we’re really pleased to have completed on this site.

“It’s a great opportunity to deliver new homes in an area where demand remains strong, while also bringing forward meaningful green space and investment for the local community.”

Savills advised Gladman and the landowner on the disposal to Miller.

Jay Duffield, associate director at Savills, said: “We are delighted to have facilitated this landmark transaction, which underpins the strength of the North West residential development market.

“The site’s scale, planning status, and location make it a standout opportunity for delivering much-needed housing in a highly desirable area.”

In Middlewich, Gladman has also recently sold land capable of accommodating 235 homes to Jones Homes.

In 2026, Miller is targeting the completion of more than 400 new homes across the region, with a combined contract value of approximately £133m, it said. In Lymm, the process of promoting the site has taken almost eight years.

Clare Goodchild, land director at Gladman, said: “We have actively promoted the land off Warrington Road site since 2018, making detailed representations in support of the site’s release from the Green Belt during the preparation of Warrington Council’s now adopted Local Plan, including participation in the authority’s Local Plan Examination in Public.

“This work paved the way for the promoter to proceed with its successful outline planning application submission, working closely with the Council’s officers during the determination process to achieve this outcome. We are delighted for our landowners.”