Building work has begun on a new housing development.

Bellway Wessex is building 173 new homes at Langmead Place, to the north of Water Lane in Angmering.

The homes are part of a joint scheme with Cala for 525 homes, which were approved by Arun District Council last year.

The new neighbourhood is on an 81-acre site to the north of Water Lane and will comprise a mix of apartments, houses and bungalows.

Of the two, three and four-bedroom homes, 120 will be for private sale and 53 will be affordable homes for low-cost rent or shared ownership.

More than 20 acres of open space will be provided, including an area for sports, natural spaces, a woodland play trail and wildlife areas.

The first homes at the development will be on sale this month.

Lucy Seakins, head of sales for Bellway Wessex, said: “We are looking forward to delivering a development which will play a key role in this hugely important housing development to provide much-needed new homes in this part of West Sussex”

The scheme will include the creation of a new roundabout as well as bus links and new land for employment.