Waste water treatment works earmarked for major industrial and residential development
Yorkshire Water and Keyland Developments have submitted a planning application to Bradford City Council to transform redundant land around the Esholt waste water treatment works in Bradford into a major industrial and residential development.
The 32 acre Esholt Waste Water Treatment Works site sits close to both Leeds and Bradford and as a result of advances in technology, the operational footprint of the site has reduced significantly over recent years, leaving large areas of formerly operational land redundant and unused.
Plans to repurpose the largely brownfield site would deliver homes, employment and open space.
The employment element of the masterplan details the creation of 100,000 sq m of sustainable work spaces to accommodate a mix of industry, with a particular focus on bio-tech businesses and other industries that can make the most of heat, power and water generated by the treatment works to maximise sustainability.
Yorkshire Water and Keyland said this element of the masterplan is “key to addressing the shortage of employment space in the surrounding area for growing Bradford businesses or relocating companies, with neighbouring business parks operating at full or close to capacity”.
The plans also outlines 150 homes, from one bedroom maisonettes to five bedroom detached houses.
Luke Axe, planning manager at Keyland Developments, said: “We have always known that Esholt has the potential to be one of the most significant developments in the UK, so to be at the stage where we are submitting our plans for this innovative sustainable development is incredibly exciting.
“We have worked extremely hard with our valued project team over the last few months, undertaking extensive public consultations and stakeholder engagement to ensure that the plans will enable Esholt to reach its potential and deliver far reaching social, environmental and economic benefits. This development demonstrates how sustainability can drive design and we are looking forward to being able to deliver this ambitious project.”
The Esholt team comprises Tate Harmer, a specialist architect in sustainability and natural environments, sustainability consultants 3 ADAPT and planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore.
The Esholt project team has experience in delivering projects across the UK including The Eden Project Cornwall, the Natural History Museum London, the Dyson Campus Malmesbury, City Fields Wakefield and Museum of Scouting Gillwell.
