Northgate redevelopment moves forward

Plans to redevelop the Northgate site in Halifax town centre have moved forward with work now underway to clear the former library building.Calderdale Council is proposing a mixed-use development on the site, including a new sixth form centre and a range of retail, commercial or residential units.Contractor Harris CM has started to clear the former library building, helping to bring forward the construction programme for the new sixth form centre, which is expected be open to students by autumn 2019. The council is working with Trinity Multi-Academy Trust and Rastrick High School on the sixth form, which will initially include 600 places for post-16 students.The planning application for the entire Northgate site has also now been submitted, and a report is due to be considered by the council’s Cabinet this summer outlining in more detail the preferred mix of uses for the parts of the site which are not required for the sixth form centre.