Plans revealed to build more than 200 homes near M1 in Barnsley

Housebuilder Keepmoat has lodged plans to build more than 200 homes next to the M1 near Dodworth.
Danielle Andrews
By Danielle Andrews
Published 17th Jan 2022, 10:44 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2022, 12:53 BST
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The 7.73 hectare site borders the J37 sliproad on to the M1, and planning documents state it is currently ‘overgrown’.

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Plans revealed to build almost 200 new homes in Barnsley

Planning documents state that access for the 215-home development will be taken from Keresforth Road, and that the scheme will ‘form a natural extension to the existing developed edge of Dodworth and would be contained by the M1 motorway’.

The 7.73 hectare site borders the J37 slip road onto the M1, and planning documents state it is currently "overgrown".The 7.73 hectare site borders the J37 slip road onto the M1, and planning documents state it is currently "overgrown".
The 7.73 hectare site borders the J37 slip road onto the M1, and planning documents state it is currently "overgrown".
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Keepmoat’s design and access statement says that the development ‘has good access to local healthcare facilities’, and ‘will help support the local education institutions through an influx of new families in the area’.

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The scheme is currently at outline stage, which means if approved, more details about the type of housing will be submitted at a later date.

Residents have until February 3 to submit comments at wwwapplications.barnsley.gov.uk/PlanningExplorerMVC/Home/ApplicationDetails?planningApplicationNumber=2022%2F0016

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