Social Benefits
Delivery of new high-quality homes
including affordable housing for local people
A network of pedestrian and cycle links, connecting to Wetherby and beyond
A wide range of services and facilities accessible to the community by bus
Significant areas of accessible open space including children’s play areas and amenity space for new and existing residents
Supporting a larger working age
population
Environmental Benefits
Retention and enhancement of high quality landscaping
Provision of improved access to
Harland Way encouraging walking and cycling as preferred ways to travel
A ‘fabric first’ approach will be
encouraged to minimise the carbon
footprint of the development - this
approach places greater emphasis
on the thermal performance of the
building envelope to ensure that
energy efficiency and sustainability is embedded within the building
Delivery of a minimum of 10% net
increase in the biodiversity value of the site
Provision of sustainable drainage
solutions to reduce the risk of flooding on site and in the surrounding area which will support biodiversity
The provision of new housing in a
sustainable location that will benefit
from the ability for new residents to
walk, cycle or get the bus to local
facilities, services and employment
opportunities
Economic Benefits
£27.5m total capital investment
This additional expenditure has the potential to support 54 new FTE jobs in local shops and services
£16.6m direct and indirect/induced Gross Value Added (GVA) (economic output) delivered every year throughout the construction period
Supporting 105 indirect/induced FTE jobs in the supply chain and related services every year of construction
Supporting 95 Full Time Equivalent
(FTE) construction jobs each year
during the construction period
Generating additional expenditure in the local area, including £1.1m of oneoff spend to ‘make a house a home’ and £4.9m of ongoing net additional expenditure every year created by new residents.