Building ‘a new town’
School, bridge and maybe a supermarket – a development more then just a housing estate
We look at the development of new housing in Scarborough, with what is called “a small town being built” at Middle Deepdale.
Building a town three miles out of Scarborough – that’s how the new Middle Deepdale site has been described by the developers.
The new estate is among the answers to what has been referred to as a ‘chronic shortage’ of housing in the area.
Since development started in 2014, more than 200 new homes have been built on the site, situated between Scarborough and Eastfield, by developers Kebbell Homes and Keepmoat.
When the development is complete in more than a decades time, Middle Deepdale will consist of 1,350 homes on the 400-acre plot.
It’s not just a housing estate – a new primary school, retail units and a bridge connecting the A165 and the A64 are all part of the new ‘town inside a town’.
Andrea Fawell, sales and marketing manager for Kebbell Homes, which owns the site, said: “We’ve been able to create new homes in an area where there really was a shortage of them. The whole area has been allocated for housing because there’s a chronic shortage and they’ve got to go somewhere.”
So far 122 homes have been built by Kebbell on the
Cornelian Fields site and only four stand unoccupied. A plot of land was also sold to developer Keepmoat which is set to build 595 homes on the site before 2033.
Phase one of the Capella development is well underway with 65 of the 182 homes built – including 60 available for affordable rent.
Regional managing director for Keepmoat, Chris Penn said: “From our point of view we see it as a cornerstone development. We have positive sales and it’s a flagship development in terms of its size. We get good feedback and the site has a really nice feel to it.”
Among the other major housing developments is High Mill at Scalby, with a mix of more than 140 new homes in varying styles and textures south of Field Lane, created by Taylor Wimpey.