Press Release
Entec Secures Planning Permission for Dinnington Colliery Site
Issue date: 25 August 2005
Entec has successfully secured planning permission for the development of a modern business park on a former colliery site near Dinnington, South Yorkshire, for delivery body Renaissance South Yorkshire. The project at Dinnington is one of the biggest colliery regeneration schemes in Yorkshire and will eventually be the site of one of the largest business parks in South Yorkshire . The Dinnington colliery site closed in 1992 after nearly 90 years.
Entec was responsible for the production of the masterplan and a landscape framework for the scheme, as well as the preparation, submission and monitoring of the planning application. In the preparation of the planning application, Entec joined forces with Knight Frank to test market demand for the scheme. This directly led to proposals for a mix of business uses, including a hotel, a pub, a crèche, a restaurant, offices, light industry and storage uses. The scheme is predicted to attract £70 million of inward investment, and the first phase of the development alone is expected to generate in the region of 1,300 new jobs.
Renaissance South Yorkshire is reporting a high level of market interest in the site and has already sold a number of plots to investors and developers. The first development on the site is expected to be completed before the end of 2005.
Luke McDonald, Entec’s project manager, commented that “it is inspiring to be involved in a regeneration scheme that has progressed from masterplan to development on the ground in a just over a year. We’re delighted to have played a part in helping Renaissance South Yorkshire translate visions into reality so effectively and efficiently.”
Enquiries to:
Victoria Logan
E-mail: logav@entecuk.co.uk
Tel: 0191 272 6337
Fax: 0191 272 6592
Notes to Editors
- Entec is one of the UK’s largest environmental and engineering consultancies. The technical and business skills of over 700 staff and associates are dedicated to delivering strategic, technical and engineering solutions which bring commercial benefits to our customers at home and overseas. This know-how is based on over 60 years of consulting experience in the public and private sectors. Visit www.entecuk.com for further details of who we are and what we do.
- Renaissance South Yorkshire is an independent company created by Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency, and the local authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. It is charged with the delivery of strategic regeneration projects that will drive the physical and economic improvements in the area. For further information, please visit http://www.surprising-sy.com
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