Waverley’s Olive Lane town centre ‘nearly fully occupied’ and set to open early next year

Olive Lane will provide a high street for the community at Waverley, which has been built on reclaimed land at the former Orgreave Colliery - one of Europe’s biggest mining operations.

During a meeting of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning board today (November 21), Jane Beckett, planning associate for Harworth which is developing the site, said: “We know that the local centre has been delayed, but it’s going to be opened in early in 2025.

“Fit-outs are happening at the end of December onwards, and we’ve got it nearly fully occupied now with a pharmacy, vets, nursery, community centre, medical centre, food and beverage, shops – so there will be plenty of facilities very soon for residents.”

Planning consent for the development was secured late in 2022, and work began in January 2024.

The development will be a social hub for the community, with a pedestrianised high street, medical centre, homes, and retail and leisure space.

The plans also include a supermarket, bus station and community centre.