700 jobs to be created following consent for new homes

Keyland Developments Ltd, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water, has secured planning consent from Scarborough Council to create 290 homes at Broomfield Farm in Whitby.

The new development could deliver in the region of 700 new jobs for the Whitby area.

The 23-acre vacant site, which is the largest former Yorkshire Water residential site in Keyland’s portfolio, is located adjacent to Stainsacre Lane, a direct route between Whitby and Scarborough, close to the established Whitby Business Park and Eskdale Park residential area.

Home types across the site will include apartments, bungalows, terraced houses, townhouses, semi-detached houses and detached houses, with the primary focus being the provision of three and four bedroom properties to cater for local needs.

The scheme will be delivered in two phases, the first of which will be launched to market in the coming months.

Phase two will deliver a 60 plot custom and self build village. Keyland is working with Scarborough Borough Council on the village and the scheme has been included within the council’s bid to Government for Towns Deal funding.

Luke Axe, strategic land and planning manager at Keyland Developments, said; “We are delighted to have received planning consent to bring forward Broomfield Farm.

“It is an excellent example of how our new approach to development, taking a ‘six capitals’ approach, ensures that all demographic needs can be met with an inclusive, sustainable development uniting different housing products.

“Scarborough Council’s Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and our own evidence showed there is a significant need and demand for different forms of housing within Whitby and the Borough, which is currently not being met by the housing market.

“Therefore to make a significant contribution to these housing needs, and the economy through large scale job creation, is an excellent result.”