PLANS for a massive, new village with 4000 homes have finally been given the green light.
The 300-acre site will be centred around a historical railway station, with connections to three major cities.
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Maltkiln VillageA total of 4000 homes will be built in the new Maltkin area[/caption]
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Known as Maltkiln, the new village will be based around the rural Cattal railway station in Yorkshire.
The huge new site will provide thousands of homes between York and Harrogate, as the government pushes local authorities to build more housing.
A total of 4000 homes will be included in the new site as well as local services and facilities.
Maps showing the planned site revealed that primary schools and sports hubs are amongst the facilities which will be added to the site.
Direct transport links to York, Harrogate and Leeds will also be established as part of the plans.
Currently, Cattal railway station provides access to Northern Rail trains on the Harrogate branch.
Plans for the site were first put forward by Harrogate Borough Council in 2018, though the site remained in the planning stages until April 2024.
Now, a government watchdog has approved plans for the site – allowing development to move to the next stage.
Mark Crane, North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for open to business, said: “This important decision allows us to continue progressing plans to provide much needed new homes and support services in the central part of North Yorkshire.
“Developments like Maltkiln are, therefore, hugely important in addressing our housing needs and providing sustainable communities for people to call home.”
The council has confirmed that plans to formally adopt the plan are now underway, as changes based on the inspector’s modifications are added to the plan.
A final draft will be put to North Yorkshire Councillors at a meeting on November 12.
Ahead of the meeting, Arnold Warneken, Green Party councillor for Ouseburn, said: “The challenge is to make sure that what started as a garden village doesn’t end up as a housing estate in the countryside.
“Before we even talk about houses, we need to ensure a settlement of this size doesn’t put pressure on existing infrastructure such as highways and sewers.”
The news comes as the Government pushes ahead with its plans to build more housing by the end of the parliament.
Housing, as well as delivering economic growth, was one of the Labour Party’s key areas that it wanted to focus on when taking office.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the economy had grown by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year – the highest rate in the G7.
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