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LIDL TO ANCHOR TRANSFORMATION OF FORMER NORTHALLERTON PRISON F
ast-growing supermarket group Lidl has been announced as the retail anchor for the redevelopment of a former prison in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The popular brand will take a 21,000 sq.ft unit in the exciting Treadmills scheme – and bring up to 40 new jobs for the local community.
The multi-million pound investment will
be the key element of the first phase of the Treadmills scheme, which will also feature another 6,000 sq ft retail unit and parking for around 130 vehicles. A detailed planning application for the
first phase is expected to be submitted this summer and, subject to planning approval, construction is likely to begin early next year with the Lidl store due to open by late 2019. The scheme forms part of Lidl’s continued expansion across the UK which has seen it open more than 700 stores and a network of regional distribution centres, employing a total of more than 22,000 people.
Hambleton District Council and regeneration company Wykeland Group have formed the Central Northallerton Development Company to drive forward
the North Yorkshire town’s most significant regeneration scheme for decades. As well as the major stores, the £16m scheme will include independent retail units, managed workspaces, restaurants, a cinema, an area for public events and a heritage centre within the 3.5-acre former prison site.
Five listed former prison buildings will be refurbished and incorporated into the Treadmills scheme, whose name reflects that the jail was once home to the world’s largest treadmill and several other
treadwheels, which were used by inmates sentenced to hard labour.
Northallerton Prison housed prisoners for more than 230 years before closing in 2013. Hambleton District Council bought the site from the Ministry of Justice in 2014 to secure a key strategic site close to the town centre for development. Hull-based Wykeland is one of Yorkshire and the Humber’s leading commercial property developers and was selected last year as the council’s development partner for the Northallerton scheme.
KEY PLAN FOR YORK MOVES A STEP CLOSER
he plan to protect York’s green belt and special character while providing the housing and employment the city needs will be considered by senior councillors over the next two weeks. A report detailing responses to the
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latest public consultation on York’s draft Local Plan went before the Local Plan Working Group (2 May) and the council’s Executive the following week (8 May). If Executive approved the proposals,
the full council will have voted on 17 May on whether to submit it to the government. This would see the plan submitted to the government within the timescales agreed with the secretary of state for Housing, Communities and Local Government. York needs a Local Plan to support
the city’s economic growth and shape how the city changes over the next 15 years and beyond. The publication draft outlines areas of the city which can developed, as well as rules and principles which help achieve the vision of a ‘city with special qualities and distinctiveness that are recognised worldwide.’ Key features of the plan include: • Provision for around 20,000 homes over the next 20 years, with around 4000 more homes delivered through
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2018 affordable housing schemes
• Provision to create around 650 new jobs per annum
• Policies to protect and enhance York’s heritage culture and ensure that any new developments are of the highest standards
• Preserving York’s setting and character by banning inappropriate greenbelt development
• Protecting the environment, including stopping developments which are subject to flood risk and ensuring sustainable design
• Providing levels through reducing, reusing and recycling. Councillor Ian Gillies, leader of City of
York Council, said: “We need a Local Plan to make sure
that any development makes York an even better place to live. “This Local Plan will provide the homes and job opportunities the city needs, while recognising and protecting our city’s distinct and special character. “We’ve made great progress and are
on track to submit this plan, on time, to the government.” The plans have been shaped by residents’ views gained in two recent city- wide consultations, one in 2016 and again
in 2017 after the Ministry of Defence’s announcement that large barracks sites would become available during the Local Plan’s 15 year lifespan. The results of the latest consultation
– which focussed on the criteria which the planning inspector will consider when examining the Local Plan - will be submitted directly to the government along with the plan. In total, the council has received over 32,000 comments on the Local Plan since 2013. Councillor Keith Aspden, Executive
Member for Economic Development, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who has
taken part in these consultations. They will have helped to shape a plan which will determine the future of our city, encourage the right kind of development and make sure York remains the best place to live in the UK. “The Local Plan is one of the most significant strategic documents for the City of York, as it will determine how York develops over the next 15 years. “We believe that this is the right plan
for York, and one that promotes a balanced approach. This includes sustainable developments, the need for better transport links, the city’s cultural offer and much more. ”
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