Site enabling works to begin at Chesterfield Waterside
Work is set to begin on the next phase of the £320million Chesterfield Waterside Scheme. Chesterfield–based earthworks and landscaping contractor NT Killingley Ltd has been appointed to undertake the site enabling works for phase one of the Basin Square character area, which incorporates the former Trebor site. The works are expected to take around three […]
Waterside boss taking to the stage for charity
For one night only, Peter Swallow, managing director of Chesterfield-based property development company Bolsterstone Plc – the company behind Chesterfield Waterside – will be hoping to make people laugh and raise a massive £6,000 for charity. With no previous stand-up experience, Peter is taking to the stage at Sheffield City Hall and will be performing a […]
Rosewall to have a permanent home at Waterside
The purchase of the iconic Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture, Curved Reclining Form (Rosewall), in 2005 secured its future not only for Chesterfield but also for the UK as a whole. With an estimated value estimated at circa £1 million, Rosewall currently resides securely behind the Royal Mail’s Future Walk offices. Walk over the pedestrian bridge […]
Chesterfield Waterside scheme moves into planning phase following £2.7million grant
Chesterfield’s £320million Waterside scheme is set to take a major step forward following the award of a £2.7million Sheffield City Region Infrastructure Fund (SCRIF) grant. The grant, which was secured by Chesterfield Borough Council in partnership with developers Chesterfield Waterside Limited, has enabled the first phase of the development’s £75 million Basin Square scheme to […]
New Bolton Woods Planning Applications Submitted
In November 2014 Canal Road Urban Village Ltd. (CRUVL) submitted a”hybrid planning application” for New Bolton Woods. This is for a mixed use masterplan consisting of up to 1000 new houses, a local centre with shops, health centre, a new primary school, sports pitches and green spaces as well as new public squares and a new […]
New Bolton Woods Development Begins
Urbo are delighted to make a start on their New Bolton Woods project. A deal has been agreed with delivery partners Skipton Properties that will see the first 46 houses built. 20 of these are pre-sold to Great Places Housing Association. The houses are due for completion in Autumn 2014.
New Bolton Woods – Pre Application Exhibition
We’ll be back in Bradford on Wednesday 16th July with an exhibition of our final masterplan and proposals for New Bolton Woods! Our team on behalf of CRUVL (Canal Road Urban Village Limited – a partnership between URBO Regeneration and Bradford MDC) are due to submit a planning application for the whole site in August 2014. Since […]
New Bolton Woods Update
The New Bolton Woods team have been making good progress over the last six months. Following the granting of planning consent for Phase 1 of the scheme a year ago, the main focus has been to get the first homes on site. We are pleased to say that this is now progressing well as is […]
Growing Places Funding Awarded
Urbo’s New Bolton Woods project has been awarded £1.05M of Growing Places Funding by Leeds City Region (LCR) to support the early phases of development. This followed an open bidding process that saw schemes across the region complete for the funds available. Urbo will now be working with LCR to determine exactly how and when […]
Two Projects in the Top 100
Urbo now has two of the largest regeneration projects in the UK underway. This follows its Bradford project ‘New Bolton Woods’ being assessed as the 65th largest regeneration scheme in the UK. Chesterfield Waterside entered the Top 50 with a placing of 47th largest.