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If you would like any more information about these Ecotown proposals or would like to let us know your opinions then please contact Emily Cooper at Spawforths on 01924873873 or emily.cooper@ rossingtonecotown.co.uk or

Spawforths
Junction 41 Business Court, East Ardsley, Leeds
West Yorkshire
WF3 2AB

• Why do we need Ecotowns?

  Ecotowns are intended to be a combined response to three challenges: climate change, the need for more sustainable living and the need to increase housing supply.

• Rossington Ecotown will include the following characteristics:

  1. A target of 5000 new homes including affordable housing in a range of sizes and tenures built on the former colliery site and part of the adjacent Bankwood Estate
  2. A new connection to junction 3 of the M18, creating a High Quality Bus Route with frequent services from Rossington to Doncaster Town Centre and Lakeside via White Rose Way
  3. No homes will be built in the Green Belt
  4. No homes will be built in Flood Zone 3 (areas of land with a high probability of flooding)
  5. All development will be built on the former colliery or other previously developed land
  6. The new homes will be built in distinct and walkable neighbourhoods with community facilities, shops and services, health facilities, new schools and children's play areas
  7. A regeneration strategy for existing settlement of Rossington that includes improvements to the local environment and green spaces, to the town centre and market place, to existing education facilities, and to help strengthen local shops and businesses
  8. A new public park to the south of Rossington for everyone to enjoy. The park will include sports facilities and areas for recreation including cycleways, bridleways and safe routes for walking
  9. A large and diverse range of new employment opportunities including jobs within education and local services, the retail sector, as well as a high number of new jobs within the construction industry
  10. Low carbon homes that will be built to the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The homes and neighbourhoods will promote sustainable and healthy living for both existing and future generations
  11. An emphasis on the use of bicycles and creating safe, well-used cycleways throughout Rossington, as well as improving the existing public transport network
  12. A proportion of affordable housing (homes that are in a realistic price bracket for ownership and rental)
  13. Developed in consultation with the community for the community

• Rossington Ecotown will include the following benefits:

  1. Regeneration Strategy for existing Rossington which will;
     • Act as a catalyst for regenerating existing Rossington including the town centre and market place
     • Strengthen the local economy, shops and businesses
     • Improve and upgrade existing education facilities
     • Remove the unsightly environment of the former colliery
     • Improve links and connectivity both within the existing community and beyond
     • Improve the existing green spaces within the community
     • Improve access to sports and recreation facilities
     • Improved community facilities
     • Improved quality and greater choice of housing provision
  2. Skills and Training Opportunities
     • There will be a demand for construction standards to be increased in line with the new eco-homes being built, creating an opportunity to re-skill some of the existing local workforce
     • Work with local schools and training agencies to help deliver the necessary training
  3. Employment Opportunities
     • New jobs in the construction industry throughout the development of the Ecotown
     • Jobs in primary schools
     • Jobs in local retail units and businesses
     • Jobs in medical centres
     • Jobs in professional services
  4. New Community Facilities
     • Access to new services including schools, local amenities and professional services
     • Improved leisure opportunities such as bars, cafe and restaurants
     • Improved sports and greenspace facilities
  5. A Low Energy Strategy
     • Sustainable on-site power generation sources, low energy homes, businesses and community buildings
     • Use new and emerging technologies to create renewable energy sources
  6. Environmental Strategy
     • There will be a network of green spaces throughout the proposed development
     • There will be a public park to the south of Rossington incorporating areas for recreation and sports activities
     • There will be new habitats created for wildlife, flora and fauna
  7. New Transport Strategy that will discourage but not prevent car use
     • A new northern gateway to the site by a quality bus corridor with a frequent direct bus service from both the Ecotown and Rossington to Doncaster Town Centre and Lakeside via White Rose Way
     • Access to Junction 3 of the M18 and White Rose Way
     • Speed restriction on cars travelling within the Ecotown
     • No home will be more than 400 metres from a bus stop
     • All homes located next to a cycle route, and a safe pedestrian environment
     • All houses designed with accessible cycle storage next to their front door