WHEATLEY HALL ROAD / RIVERDALE PARK, DONCASTER

Developers required for this 112-acre brownfield site on the edge of Doncaster Town Centre. A prime location with main road frontage to the south and riverside frontage to the north. Planning consent for a major mixed-use development comprising residential, employment, retail and leisure uses.

Development Progress

2015: Following acquisition, all buildings and structures that remained on site have now been demolished and a programme of extensive remediation and earthworks has been ongoing to create the first parcels of serviced land for sale. These works also include installing utilities, drainage and infrastructure to the site.

2018: The first parcel of land was sold to Arnold Clark to build a new 30,000 sq ft car showroom

2019: The first two serviced residential plots were sold to Barratt Homes and Taylor Wimpey to respectively deliver almost 400 new homes

2020: An adjacent commercial plot was sold to Erindale, who have constructed a Burger King and Taco Bell drive-thru unit. Harworth completed the direct development of a Costa Coffee drive-thru unit on one of the commercial plots. The 1,800 sq ft unit was let to Costa at practical completion and opened in November 2020

2021: A land parcel adjacent to the riverside was sold to Harron Homes to construct 139 new houses

2023: Harworth complete on three further land sales for roadside and employment uses

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.

Local Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Seeking: 13.4 acres of development land available (to be sold freehold), with the site forming part of a wider mixed-use development.
Development Type: Commercial
Opportunity Type: Housebuilder, occupier, D&B
Planning Status: Outline Consented for 15,820 sq m of employment space, Class B1, B2 and/or B8, D2. Planning reference: 19/01772/OUTM
Size: 45 ha
Timeframe: Residential parcels to the western side of the site have been sold in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 which has seen the creation of a new riverside community of up to 600 homes, complimented by a range of commercial and employment uses on site. Roadside retail units have been developed out, with a further roadside parcel sold in December 2023. Commercial plots have also been sold which will be brought forward as motor trade and industrial space directly by the purchasers.

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For more information on the development visit the Harworth Group website, for further details or to discuss the potential for investment and partnership opportunities, please email SYMCA at invest@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk to talk directly with our sector specialist.