Local homebuilder's plans approved for new Wakefield district centre

Homebuilder, Berkeley DeVeer’s recently-launched commercial arm, DeVeer Estates has submitted plans for a major new district centre at City Fields, Wakefield.

The 110,000 sq ft City Fields District Centre will occupy a prime site of around seven acres, situated off Neil Fox Way, close to Pinderfields Hospital.

The scheme is set to deliver new retail, leisure, health and community facilities for the residents of the City Fields area, and the city as a whole.

The District Centre will form a new hub to serve the existing and new communities and will be based around a supermarket, a family pub, a children’s nursery, a gym and a range of other neighbourhood retail and leisure uses.

Dan Newett, Berkeley DeVeer’s managing director, said: “We have worked closely with Wakefield Council and the local community to create a scheme that will provide a complete range of facilities for residents of the City Fields area.

“City Fields District Centre will support this growing community as well as residents who already live in this part of Wakefield.

“We have already seen significant interest from potential occupiers with a number of units now under offer - showing the confidence that there is in this new area of the city.

“This application also represents a landmark for DeVeer Estates, as it is our first commercial planning application and signals the start of a period of significant growth for this part of our business.”

This mixed-use scheme will become part of a new community to the East of Wakefield city centre. When complete, City Fields will provide over 2,500 homes, a primary school, parkland and other public realm, connected via the new Wakefield East Relief Road.

The design team has been led by Wakefield based The Harris Partnership as Architects, alongside detailed input from specialist Masterplanning and Planning Consultants Spawforths.

A decision on the planning application is anticipated in the spring.

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