Boost for South Yorkshire YES! project

THE £350m YES! project in South Yorkshire was boosted after the company behind said planning permission for it had been ratified.

Developer Oak Holdings said the Government had confirmed that Rotherham council, which granted permission for the revised project in May, was authorised to determine the application.

The firm said it could now continue with the YES! project in a phased development.

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Steve Lewis, chief executive, said: "This is a strategic step forward for the company and, indeed, the region.

"We have been extremely encouraged by the support of our existing partners and tenants and by an increasing number of recent enquiries."

YES!,set to be built between Rotherham and Sheffield, will be Europe's biggest covered leisure and entertainments centre and

Plans for the development include an "extreme sports complex" with climbing wall, three hotels, a conference centre, a shopping mall, a "brewery experience", a range of restaurants and an outdoor golf driving range.