Hotel and 172 homes planned for Orgreave site as revival continues
A FOUR-STAR hotel and 172 homes are set to be built on the site of Orgreave colliery in South Yorkshire.
The development will mark the latest phase of the revival of a site which will always be associated with the miners’ strike of 1984-1985.
Harworth Group has announced the sale of two land parcels at its Waverley development site in Rotherham. The sale includes a 12.6- acre plot sold to Avant Homes for the delivery of 172 new residential units, and a 2.7-acre plot sold to Stapleford Ventures for the development of a four-star 150-bedroom Marriott hotel.
The sale to Avant Homes represents the housebuilder’s fourth acquisition at Waverley, and the land parcel is next to one purchased by the housebuilder in 2020 for the delivery of 144 homes.
The homes will be situated between the River Rother and Highwall Park, in an area known as ‘Waverley Riverside’.
The statement said: “The proposed hotel will operate under Marriott’s Courtyard brand and provide 150 bedrooms across six floors, alongside a restaurant and gym facilities for guests. The hotel will occupy a prominent position at the entrance roundabout to the Waverley development, and will provide an important community asset for use by residents and businesses at the adjacent AMP.”
At Waverley, Harworth is transforming the former Orgreave colliery into a new community of up to 3,890 homes and 2.1 million sq ft of industrial and logistics space at the AMP, alongside 310 acres of green open space.
Andrew Blackshaw, chief operating officer at Harworth, commented: “One of Harworth’s key strategic objectives is accelerating sales of its residential products. Waverley is a prime example of how we will achieve this. The scale and pace of transformation at Waverley demonstrates Harworth’s unique skill set in regenerating former brownfield sites into inspiring places.”
Waverley is a prime example of how we will achieve this. Andrew Blackshaw, chief operating officer at Harworth