Harworth Group acquires site for 600-home scheme

Land and property regeneration specialist Harworth Group has acquired a 133-acre strategic site for a development of 600 homes.The brownfield site is located off Works Road, close to the A619 to the west of Staveley, and in an area known as the Staveley & Rother Valley Corridor.This area has been identified by Chesterfield Borough Council’s Local Plan as a Strategic Site allocated for 1,500 new homes and employment opportunities, alongside a HS2 maintenance depot, primary school and energy generation opportunities.The site is also located along the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration Route (CSRR), a proposed single carriageway road connecting Chesterfield to the M1, which is planned for completion in 2025.Harworth will work with Derbyshire County Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, adjacent landowners and other local groups on a delivery plan for residential development along the CSRR.As part of this, the property company plans to transform the 133-acre land parcel to create 600 homes, including a mixed tenure product, alongside new green open spaces, a retail hub and other amenities in the vicinity.Harworth will also manage the closure of the landfill currently located on site, reclaiming the land for new habitat creation as well as the retention of ecology areas to ensure biodiversity net gain.Submission of an outline planning application for the development is expected in 2023, to coincide with proposed timescales for the commencement of the CSSR.