A BID has been launched to build 38 houses as part of a new garden suburb in Harlow.

Harlow Council has received the plans by Anderson Group for the development in Moor Hall Road, which would form part of Harlow and Gilston Garden Town reports the Local Democracy Reporter.

According to a design and access statement submitted alongside the proposals,  the scheme will help the council deliver “much needed” affordable housing, including those for shared ownership and first homes.

A section read: “The development seeks to provide high quality living in a mixture of environments offering a variety of homes and spaces that will suit all stages of family life, whilst also responding to their unique setting.

“The scheme will be a high quality, sustainable development which is resilient to climate change, incorporates alternative technologies and promotes sustainable travel.”

In addition to the houses, the proposals are seeking permission for car and cycle parking, landscaping, electrical sub-station and other associated works, the statement continues

The site itself is currently an open green field, east of Harlow town centre. It is part of a wider site, falling across the administrative boundaries of Harlow and Epping Forest district councils, which is set to form one of the new communities in the garden town.

Harlow Mill railway station is a 26 minute walk from the site, while Harlow Town station is a 32 minute bus journey. Travelling to the town centre would take 22 minutes by bus and 20 minutes by bike.

If approved by the council, houses in the site will have between two and four bedrooms. 40 per cent of the development will be affordable housing, the statement says.