A brownfield site in South Yorkshire could see a range of
construction jobs to redevelop the area.
UK Coal has submitted plans to Rotherham council for a 4,000-home community to be built at an old coke works and surface mine near Catcliffe.
In
construction jobs which would be the UK's largest brownfield site development, the plans also call for two schools, shops, bars, restaurants and three man-made lakes with waterside frontage to be built on the 741-acre site.
Tim Love, development director of Harworth Estates, UK Coal's property development company, explained: "The proposal would transform this area with a mainly industrial past to a modern 21st century development that will benefit thousands of local people in terms of providing new affordable housing, employment opportunities, schools and leisure facilities."
UK Coal expect
construction jobs on the project to take around 20 years, with people gradually moved into the development over this time frame to prevent sudden strains on schools and infrastructure.
Mr Love also revealed that preparatory works for the project have taken 15 years, with local residents consulted about the proposals.
Last week, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust unveiled an investment of almost £2 million for those seeking
construction jobs in South Yorkshire, to increase training to meet the increased workforce needs brought by redevelopment plans.
