Housing plan for former quarry and landfill site
More than 100 homes are planned for the location in Cudworth, with funding to prepare the site approved
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A former quarry and landfill site in Barnsley could be transformed into a new housing estate after regional leaders backed more than £1.5m in funding.
The Cudworth Parkway scheme, led by developer Fenwood, aims to deliver 144 homes on the brownfield site, which covers about 13 acres and requires remediation work due to its former use.
Funding was approved at a recent meeting of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), with construction expected to move forward once ground stability work had been completed and planning permission secured.
It plans to provide eight two-bedroom bungalows, 44 two-bedroom houses, 67 three-bedroom houses and 25 four-bedroom houses.
The funding was allocated to support the clean-up and preparation of the site, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said, ensuring it was safe for development.
According to a SYMCA report, Barnsley Council has long identified the need to make better use of derelict land to ease pressure on greenfield sites.
The project forms part of a wider package of South Yorkshire developments supported through SYMCA's Brownfield Housing Fund, which aims to unlock sites that would otherwise remain stalled because of high clean-up costs.
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