More housing opportunities have opened up in the community of Mitchell.

Council for the Rural Municipality of Hanover has thrown its unanimous support behind a plan by Upland Development Corporation to carry through with the final phase of its Parkside Crescent subdivision in Mitchell.

Twenty-three single unit lots will now be created at the north end of Ash Street, across from Norwood Bay.

Hanover Reeve Stan Toews says this should help what has already been a strong year for growth.

"Our growth has been tremendous this last year," says Toews, noting their building permits are way ahead of their five-year average. "Lots seem to sell as soon as they are created."

At the three-quarter mark of this year, the community of Mitchell had 12 housing starts, trailing both Blumenort (40) and Kleefeld (16).