Newly announced Wakefield residential development set to support over 125 jobs

Plans for a new residential development to the south east of Wakefield are set to be revealed later this month.

Banks Property is preparing proposals for an 11-hectare development on land to the east of the B6273 Wakefield Road in Hemsworth which will include up to 260 high-quality homes of different sizes and types.

The project, which is being brought forward in line with the emerging Wakefield Local Plan, would also see a network of new cycle paths and footpaths being created, new wildlife habitats created to encourage local biodiversity and an electric vehicle charging point installed at every new home.

More than 2.7 hectares of public open space or around 25 percent of the total site area will be made available as part of the development, while routes to Vale Head Park and Hemsworth Water Park, which both sit to the north of the site, will be enhanced to improve access to these local leisure facilities.

If it goes ahead, more than 125 jobs would be directly supported during the development’s construction with a further 180 jobs indirectly supported by the project and a range of contract opportunities being made available to businesses in the surrounding area in line with Banks’ long standing policy of using local suppliers wherever possible.

Banks Property will stage two surgeries in the coming weeks to introduce its plans to the local community and provide opportunities for residents and businesses to ask any questions and share their views about the proposals, with all feedback taken into account in the final planning application.

The appointment-only events will both take place at Hemsworth Community Centre, with the first to be held from Wednesday August 30, and the second happening on Tuesday September 5. A planning application is then expected to be finalised and submitted to Wakefield Council in the following weeks.

Kate Culverhouse, community relations manager at the Banks Group, commented: “There is a clear and increasingly pressing need across the UK to increase the available supply of quality homes, including in this popular part of West Yorkshire.

“We firmly believe that people should have the opportunity to stay in or move to the places where they wish to live, and that this is a wholly-suitable location for the high-quality development that we’re proposing to deliver.

“The site is close to local schools, shops and the town centre, well connected to local services and is a logical northern extension to the existing community.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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