168 home luxury residential park for former mushroom farm
A Boroughbridge company is steaming ahead with a multi-million pound redevelopment of long-derelict land near Selby.
Family-run York House Leisure (YHL) is transforming a 45-acre former mushroom farm at Thorpe Willoughby into a luxury residential park.
The company, which owns and manages five holiday and residential parks across North Yorkshire, is on track to launch the first phase of homes at Gateforth Park in the spring of next year.
The development looks set to help fill a gap in the local housing market, offering affordable, easy-to-maintain homes for people aged over 50, thereby freeing up key housing stock in nearby towns and cities for younger buyers.
Situated next to Selby Golf Club, Gateforth Park will comprise 168 park homes, as well as two private fishing lakes, a shop, community centre, village green, woodland and dog walking area.
With work to clear the site progressing well, YHL says it is on target to welcome the first home on site in February 2020, with seven more to follow during February and March.
The homes will be manufactured by Northamptonshire-based Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes, with whom YHL has a long-standing relationship.
YHL director Phil Brierley said: “We are delighted to be developing this brand new residential park with Prestige as they build great quality homes and have lots of experience in the industry.
“From now on, progress on site will be quick and we’ll be ready to welcome visitors within a few months to view the park and the homes.
“We’re inviting people to register their interest with us now and find out more about what promises to be a very special residential park in a great location.”
The Gateforth Park development will expand YHL’s award-winning portfolio of retirement and holiday parks to six sites across North Yorkshire.
In recent years the company has made significant investment in its parks, helping to maintain its reputation for high quality holiday and retirement accommodation, and garnering accolades from both the English Tourist Board and Professor David Bellamy.
