ALMOST 5,000 new homes are planned for the Selby area within the next 15 years.

Selby District Council’s Core Strategy has set out the plans to meet Government requirements of 440 new homes per year until 2026, meaning 2,336 new homes are planned in Selby this year.

Villages including Kelfield, Hemingbrough, North Duffield, Hambleton and Riccall have all been earmarked as able to sustain growth, and could see new homes built under the proposals.