Council to bid for up to £20m from next round of Government fund

Wakefield Council will launch a bid for up to £20m from the next round of the Levelling Up Fund to help pay for investment in Knottingley.

The new round of funding was announced by the Government in this week’s Spring Statement.

Proposals have been drawn up to rejuvenate Hill Top town centre, in Knottingley.

They include a new town square with retail units which will be the catalyst for further investment in Hill Top in the future, including the delivery of homes.

Levelling Up cash would also go towards the delivery of the Knottingley Community Hub at Kellingley Club, plus external leisure and play space and improving connections from the Hill Top retail centre to the Kellingley Club and the Knottingley and Goole Canal.

Councillor Darren Byford, Wakefield Council’s cabinet member for economic growth, regeneration and property, said: “We have done extensive consultations and surveys with the Knottingley community and have listened to their wishes and understood their desires.

“We know there is a lot of support for investment in Kellingley Club and the Hill Top area and this is important for existing residents as well as planning for future growth in the Knottingley area.”

Public consultations have shaped the content of the Knottingley Masterplan, which was adopted by the council’s Cabinet in January 2021.

Development of the Knottingley Community Hub at Kellingley Club is already benefiting from £1m worth of Government money through the Getting Building Fund and £3m from the council.

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