Optivo has been given planning permission to build 40 affordable homes on a greenfield site in Ticehurst, East Sussex.

The housing association received the nod from Rother district council for the £6.6m development, which will feature 20 homes for affordable rent and 20 shared ownership homes.

Comprising a mix of one to four-bedroom houses and flats, the site will be low density and feature 65 parking bays.