Shopping and leisure parade to become heart of new mixed use community
Developer Harworth’s new retail scheme at its site at Waverley in South Yorkshire has reached practical completion, with just over 80 per cent of units under offer or let.
The urban shopping and leisure development on Highfield Spring, part of Harworth’s redevelopment of the former mining site, totals 11 retail units and a medical centre.
It will serve the current community of more than 2,500 residents and around 1,700 homes, expected to rise to 8,000 people and more than 3,000 homes by 2029.
The retail parade is expected to open in early summer, after it has been fitted out.
Kitty Hendrick, from the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, which is marketing the site, said: “Olive Lane is a really positive story, not only for the Waverley community but for the region.
“We have secured a mix of national and local independent retail and food and beverage occupiers, including Tesco, and look forward to seeing the scheme up and running once tenants have fitted out.
“There will be something for everyone at Olive Lane and we envisage the scheme to be very popular with high footfall once open.”
Michael Jameson, senior asset manager at Harworth, said: “Olive Lane will become the new mixed use heart of the Waverley Community.
“Creating places where people want to live and work is at the heart of what we do and we’re confident Waverley and Olive Lane delivers on that aim.
“We hope local residents and workers will enjoy all the amenities the high street has to offer, and are sure the scheme will be a huge success and really bring the community together.”
Harworth has been working on this development since 2010. It will also include over 300 acres of green space, a primary school and two million sq ft of business accommodation delivering around 4,000 jobs.
Homes have been built by Avant, Taylor Wimpey, Sky-House, Barratt Homes and Harron Homes. The site is currently expanding at a rate of around 160 homes per year.
The neighbouring advanced manufacturing park will deliver two million sq ft of commercial space once fully built out and is already home to major manufacturers including Rolls-Royce, Boeing and McLaren Automotive as well as the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
