Vistry Group have announced plans to build 600 new homes near Wokingham.

The firm has secured five parcels of land at Finchwood Park, Finchampstead, which will house the new properties.

This is part of a larger development of 1,500 homes by Cala Homes.

The Cala Group is a UK home builder which focusses on building well-designed, high quality homes throughout the South of England, Cotswolds and Scotland.

The first 256 homes, including 89 affordable properties, have already received detailed planning permission.

These will consist of one and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two, three, and four-bedroom houses.

Trevor Wicks, managing director for Vistry Thames Valley, said: "As Britain’s biggest housebuilder and one of its largest providers of affordable homes, securing these land parcels plays perfectly to the strengths of our group, delivering a significant number of mixed tenure homes – including homes to rent - as well as open market homes sold via our retail housebuilding brands."

John Richards, land and planning director at Cala Homes Thames, said: "It’s excellent news that we have exchanged contracts on these parcels with Vistry.

"This will allow housing delivery to significantly accelerate on the site alongside the delivery of important community facilities including public open space, allotments, sports pitches, a pavilion and a neighbourhood centre to complement our green open space and new Nine Mile Ride extension, which have already been completed.

"We look forward to building alongside Vistry as Cala move onto parcels four, five, and 16, which we hope will all have planning permission by early 2025."

Construction is expected to begin in January 2025.

Vistry Group is on track to deliver 18,000 homes this year.

Tim Traynor, a partner in the development land team at Knight Frank, said: "This successful transaction represents a major milestone for the current residential development market.

"The scale and scope of this project highlight the ongoing demand for quality housing and its unconditional nature demonstrates that large housebuilders are willing to take a degree of risk to secure quality opportunities.

"Knight Frank are pleased to have played a role in facilitating this important deal on behalf of our client, Cala Homes."

Vistry Group is a provider of mixed tenure homes and aims to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value across the UK.

The company operates under the Countryside Partnerships brand and has three factories as part of its Vistry Works operation.

For more information, visit the Vistry Group website.