Overview

Frickley


West Yorkshire, UK

Project type: Settlement Extension
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
Client: Keepmoat Homes
Stage: On-site
Programme: 2011–ongoing

Frickley Colliery is located less than a mile from South Elmsall on what was once the largest colliery in the country.

The colliery closed in 1993 and was subsequently transformed into Frickley Country Park, incorporating water features, bridleways, footpaths and cycleways as well as sports pitches and large areas of landscaped green areas containing public art exhibits.

The housing development site benefits greatly from having boundary edges overlooking this great asset to the local community. A sensitive approach to the proposals was therefore essential in ensuring the successful integration of a new place that engages with the south facing aspect and the views offered over Frickley Country Park.

The masterplan was designed to integrate with South Elmsall, and to respond to a number of constraints and opportunities including topography, existing trees, maximising views to the country park and the relationship to existing dwellings and an adjacent elderly care home.

Project Delivery

  • A total of 190 homes, with a range of house types to suit the needs of different residents, including townhouses, terraces, semi-detached and detached dwellings.
  • A sense of arrival was created through a tree-lined boulevard leading to a centrally located public open space, which is enclosed by three-storey townhouses.
  • A series of streets radiate from the space to the site edges.
  • Two-storey development fronts onto the Country Park, responding sensitively to the setting.
  • Two-storey development fronts the existing properties on the western boundary of similar scale and density, completing the two sides of this street.
  • To minimise impact on the adjacent care home, the scheme is two-storeys and care has been taken to avoid overlooking issues.
  • All house types have been designed to meet DQS Space Standards with enhanced ground floor ceiling heights.
Project type: Settlement Extension
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
Client: Keepmoat Homes
Stage: On-site
Programme: 2011–ongoing
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Project Team
Bill Sands
Bill Sands
Head of Visualisation
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