Gateway 36, Barnsley | Harworth Group plc

Overview & Vision

Harworth have transformed the former Rockingham Colliery into Gateway 36 – A new, high quality mixed-use development adjacent to Junction 36 of the M1 with direct frontage on to the Dearne Valley Parkway in Barnsley.

Formerly home to the Rockingham Colliery and with excellent transport connections to the M1, the now named Gateway 36 site, totalling 127 acres, is being developed in two phases to provide a range of employment and ancillary uses in units of up to 340,000 sq ft.

Phase 2 will comprise 1.1 million sq ft of industrial, logistics and manufacturing space to be brought forward over the next 3-5 years to provide the Barnsley region with much-needed high-quality employment space.

Investment from the Sheffield City Region Investment Fund (SCRIF) has also been used to unlock development of the scheme including key infrastructure improvements at Junction 36 of the M1 and within the site itself to create the development platforms and infrastructure to open up the Phase 2 development.

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Development Progress

Phase 1

Following completion of site remediation and infrastructure works to Phase 1, Harworth secured planning consent from Barnsley Council in March 2015, comprising approximately 145,300 sq ft of commercial space.

With Barnsley Council taking a pre-let on this space, three commercial units were built by Harworth that practically completed in January 2016. These units, branded as ‘R-evolution at Gateway36’, have since been sub-let to Esco GB, Talurit and the Environmental Agency. In September 2016, Harworth directly developed the forth and final unit on Phase 1 with the delivery of a 75,277 sq ft unit named Helix, and subsequently let to Motor Depot (now Car Supermarket).

In Summer 2019, Harworth sold the commercial units on Phase 1 to clients of Mayfair Capital to fund new acquisition opportunities across the business.

Also developed within Phase 1 is a Greene King pub, KFC, Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell; establishing Gateway 36 as a key commercial location.

Phase 2

In Q3 2020, Harworth received outline planning consent for the next phases of development to build a further 1.1m sq ft of new employment space which could create around 2,500 jobs. This consent also included the construction of a new link road from the existing Shortwood roundabout to serve land to the south of the Dearne Valley Parkway and a new roundabout to serve land to the north. These works are currently close to completion.

At the end of 2021, the initial earthworks contract for the land south of the Dearne Valley Parkway is now complete in preparation for development of Units 1-3 in early 2022 ranging from 5,750 – 49,500 sq ft and expected ready for occupation Q4 2022.

Detailed planning was secured in January 2022 for the speculative development of Units 1-3, marketed as R-Evolution 36.

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