UNITY YORKSHIRE

Key Information

Scale: £100+ million GDV

Sector: Commercial, Residential, Leisure and Energy

Location: Doncaster, DN7 5TZ, South Yorkshire

Opportunity Type: Investment / Occupier

Investment Type: Investor, joint partnerships/venture, developers, house builders, statutory authorities and utility providers.

Planning Status: Consented. Outline 15/01300/OUTM. Reserved matters granted for 246 dwellings - 22/01345/REMM in June 2023 - parcels R4 and R5 of unity living zone. Reserved matters consent now granted for TJM warehouse at Unity Connect (24/00575/REMM), McDonalds drive-thru restaurant at Unity Connect (24/00692/FUL), and Starbucks drive-thru coffee shop at Unity Connect (24/00771/FUL).

Timeframe : Strong commercial progress has been made at Unity over the past few years. Following completion of the 'Unity Way' Link Road; in 2021 the partnership announced the sale of a 79-acre plot of land on its Unity 'Connect' zone to a major retailer for a new 800,000 sq. ft distribution centre. That sale facilitated the installation of all off-plot infrastructure to fully service the 'Connect' zone, including a new Primary Estate Road and significant sustainable drainage infrastruture to benefit all other plots on 'Connect.

This was followed in 2022 by the forward sale of almost 1,000,000 sq. ft. of new speculative distribution space with two units delivered and a third receiving detailed planning consent. Planning has also been granted for Unity Park, which will provide 24 acres of designated industrial space.

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for investors and developers to be involved with a major regeneration and infrastructure project close to the rapidly growing Northern town of Doncaster, which is renowned for its logistics expertise and transport links. This will involve the creation of up to 3,100 new homes (by 2035), plus new retail, learning and healthcare facilities, as well as green open spaces.

Situated in a convenient and well-connected location, just off J5 of the M18 motorway, Unity Yorkshire will see the transformational development of a 250-hectare brownfield site.

A new link road opened in December 2020 connects Unity Yorkshire to the east-coast ports at Immingham, Hull and Grimsby and a number of major motorways.

The Opportunity

• Over 3,100 homes

• 180 acres of commercial development (B1, B2 & B8) and manufacturing space

• 650MW power station (planning permission granted)

• A 500-berth marina (with planning consent)

Unity Yorkshire is set to generate over 6,000 jobs, including the creation of a town centre, a transport interchange, school and community.

The project is committed to providing green infrastructure, networks, spaces and places for the purposes of maintaining its ecological assets and habitats and has the potential to be one of the most advanced carbon-capture and storage facilities in Europe, with associated education and research facilities.

City of Doncaster Council administers planning applications for this development, located within the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and within the Northern Powerhouse.

Following completion of the development, UnityYorkshire  will provide over 3,000 new homes in a broad range of settings and styles, a new town centre, offline marina, school and transport hub. There are over 85 hectares (210 acres) dedicated to a variety of new commercial uses.
Waystone, Hargreaves Land LLP

For further details or to discuss the potential for investment and partnership opportunities please email invest@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk to talk directly with our sector specialist.

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You can find more information on the location on our Locate SY website.