Planning permission extension sought to breathe new life into old neglected brownfield site.

MINORE is seeking a planning extension to breathe life into an old neglected brownfield site.

The Ash Pit began its life in the late 19th century as a brick works and ash deposit. It became an ash deposit up until the late 1950s, the council tipping ash from domestic coal fires.

The Ash Pit is identified as a critical mineral reserve in the Wakefield Council Development Plan and will be restored to public open space, providing a wildlife sanctuary of wildflower, grassland, wetland, hedgerow and trees. Over 500 trees have already been planted on site with another 3,000 earmarked for the restored site. Our project will also provide sustainable and valuable urban drainage capacity for rainwater run-off from the surrounding land, lessening the impact on the water treatment facility to the south of the railway line.

Our land to the north has also been identified in the plan as a Special Policy Area, supporting housing, employment, green space and biodiversity.

We are immensely proud that we can provide a lasting legacy in the area, we are very committed to restoring this old Victorian brick works and lime kilns, breathing new life into the area that once provided the bricks/foundations that built Victorian South Elmsall.