An outline planning application for a 26 hectare residential led development in Castleford has been submitted to Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council by HOW Planning.

Plans include the regeneration of the former C6 works and Nestle site by Castleford Riverside Regeneration Ltd into a mix of uses including up to 1,400 new homes, extra care provision, hotel, retail units and a new local centre.

Rhian Smith, Senior Planner at HOW Planning, said: “The application site has been acknowledged as a key site for the wider regeneration of Castleford Town Centre and neighbouring residential area. It is ideally suited for the type of development being proposed and the plans put forward by our client will make a significant contribution to Wakefield’s housing growth target.”

Plans also include the demolition of existing buildings and all necessary remediation works associated with the brownfield site, which sits within the Aire River Growth Corridor Housing Zone.