A new housing development has been completed in Cambridgeshire.

The site in Wisbech, known as Skylark, is the first time the district council has worked with one of the region's largest housing associations.

Platform Housing Group, Fenland District Council, and builders R G Carter have worked together to create the 137-home site, which has 30 shared ownership properties and 97 affordable rented homes.

Elizabeth Froude, group chief executive at Platform Housing Group, said: “This is the first time we have worked with Fenland District Council and we are absolutely delighted to see this development come to fruition, providing local people with a place to call home.

"We are committed to providing more such homes in the area and look forward to strengthening our partnerships in the region.”

Neal Wheatley, director and general manager of R G Carter Lincoln, said: We have been delighted to have worked in partnership with Platform Housing Group to deliver the new Skylark development in the town of Wisbech.

"It is great to see these much needed houses now complete, ready for residents to enjoy within the community.”

Councillor Samantha Hoy, Fenland District Council’s portfolio holder for housing, added: “We have worked closely with Platform Housing Group throughout this exciting project, so I was delighted to join representatives at Skylark recently to see how our shared vision for the site has become a reality.

“We look forward to working with the association again in future to help meet the housing needs of local people for years to come.”

The development is on land which was previously owned by the College of West Anglia.

At the end of September, all those involved in the project met at the site to look around the development and one of the new homes, meet residents and chat about the work completed.