Agents appointed for commercial development at former coal mine site

Knight Frank and Commercial Property Partners (CPP) have been appointed by CRT Property Investments as joint lettings agents for a scheme to be built at the former Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine to close in Britain.

Breathing new life into the site and providing opportunity for residents in neighbouring towns and villages, the £3.6m industrial development is scheduled to complete in December.

Delivering 11 individual units, ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 sq ft, the project will be ideal for start-up and scale-up SMEs.

CRT Property Investments, investment and development manager, Zoe Shearman said: “This is a really exciting development for us.

“Not only are we bringing more commercial units to the market, we are also using Kellingley as an example of what can be achieved when you think beyond a build.

“This will safeguard and create more than 70 jobs for local people. Furthermore, we will be redirecting a proportion of the rents we collect to social value projects that impact on the employment, skills and health and wellbeing of the community.”

Knight Frank Associate, Tom Goode, added: “We are very pleased to be supporting CRT Property Investments with the Kellingley development.

“This scheme really does open up the market, providing affordable and accessible commercial units to businesses that are starting or scaling up.”

Commercial Property Partners director, Ed Norris, said: “This brownfield site has remained unused since its closure in 2015.

“Working with CRT Property Investments, we are really pleased to be marketing these units and turning this into a positive story, making a difference to the prosperity of the local area.”