New retail park given go-ahead by council

A NEW retail park which will create 250 jobs has been approved by councillors.
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Kier Property, with GMI Property acting as development manager, will transform a vacant six acre site in Snowhill, Wakefield, which sits on the A650 adjacent to Paragon Business Park.

Consent has been granted for the development of eight retail units totalling 46,600sq ft and incorporating an Aldi foodstore, five additional retail units and two drive-thru outlets, one of which has been pre-let to McDonalds.

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The retail scheme, designed by The Harris Partnership, forms the first phase of development at Snowhill.

Kier Property has agreed to sell the adjoining nine acre residential site to Strata Homes for the creation of approximately 90 new homes.

A reserved matters application for the residential development is scheduled for submission to Wakefield Council this month. The retail and residential schemes form part of the wider Snowhill masterplan, which focuses on the long-term sustainable regeneration of the area.

Tom Gilman, managing director of Kier Property (North), said: “Although this strategic site has an historic retail consent we are delighted to have secured a new planning permission to facilitate Aldi opening a new food store in Wakefield. We have strong interest in the remaining retail units and this scheme will attract more investment into the area and bring along with it new jobs for the locality.”

Construction is expected to start in March this year with completion planned for Easter 2017.