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Eggborough West
Community Champions: Supporting Eggborough West
Hear from our Community Champions as they share why they support the vision for Eggborough West — a new community designed to provide quality homes, green spaces, and lasting benefits for local people.
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Key project benefits
The Eggborough West project would bring a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits to new and existing communities including:
Up to
High quality, sustainable homes to meet local needs
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Added into the local economy on gross added value (approx)
Up to
Full time jobs created during the construction phase
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Million
Extra spend in the local economy per annum on completion
£
2.5
Million
Additional council tax per annum for the local authority
Affordable housing
0Delivery of affordable and key worker housing
Education
New primary school with attractive walking routes for existing and new residents
Green space
New community green space at the heart of the development
Sustainable travel
Potential to enhance frequency of and divert bus services through the site and upgrade Whitley Bridge Train Station
Renewable energy
Opportunities for incorporation of the renewable energy both on and off site
Sustainable homes
Sustainable new homes, compliant with latest government standards as a minimum
New habitat creation
Creation of new and improvement of existing wildlife habitats
Connectivity
Short walking and cycling distances to schools, services and employment
Open space
Substantial areas of public open space throughout the site
Electric charging
Electric car charging points across the site
Sustainable travel
Cycle parking and car club to be provided on site
Creating new, quality homes, a new school with nursery facilities and accessible public open space
Welcome to our website for Eggborough West. We are proposing to deliver 1,500 new homes, provide land for a new primary school with nursery, provision for assisted living units and new retail space on the land west of Kellington Lane.
Our vision is for a high quality, well-connected and properly planned extension to Eggborough; creating a place everyone can live, work and enjoy. It also offers the opportunity to deliver new and significant benefits for the local community, economy and environment.
In September 2025, we submitted updated plans to North Yorkshire Council. The Council will now carry out a consultation on the updated plans, before hopefully making a decision on the plans later in the year.
Our planning application to develop land to build up to 1500 new homes was validated by North Yorkshire Council in October 2023. The reference is ZG2023/1037/EIA and you can register your support on the North Yorkshire Council planning portal here.
Benefitting the community of Eggborough
At Banks, we believe that the communities that host our projects should share in the benefits. The Eggborough West development is designed to bring a wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits to the local area.
We’ve also been fortunate to support a number of local community groups and organisations, including:
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Whitley and Eggborough Primary School
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Hensall Cricket Club
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Whitley Bridge Cricket Club
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Mixology Football Club
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Eggborough Power Station Cricket Club
We’re always keen to hear from the community about what further benefits could be delivered as part of the project.
Our proposals
Our vision is to create an urban extension to Eggborough Village that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The objective is to encourage a healthy lifestyle for the new community through well-designed walking, cycling and exercise routes, as well as high-quality play facilities.
We have already instructed a range of studies to help us better understand the site and prepare our planning application. These studies include ecology, transport, archaeology, landscape and design, and will help to shape a masterplan that responds sensitively to the area.
Key aspects of the development so far include:
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Around 1,500 new homes
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A new primary school with nursery facility
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Supported living units
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Provision for a local shop
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Potential for an energy centre using air source heat pumps, which could provide a district heating system for the development
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A local village centre
The masterplan also proposes direct pedestrian links between the new development and existing village facilities, such as the village hall, pharmacy, shops, doctors, and local playgrounds at Westfield Grove and Selby Road.
Why Eggborough West
- There is a national and local shortage of housing. New housing sites are needed to provide new homes in the local area.
- The site was previously allocated for mixed use development comprising housing, open space and education in the emerging Selby Local Plan.
- A unique opportunity for a high quality well connected and sustainable extension to Eggborough.
- The site is in a sustainable location with local amenities within walking distances and good cycling and pedestrian links.
- Potential to divert bus routes through the site, enhance frequency of and to upgrade Whitley Bridge train station.
- The inclusion of a local centre with community and local shopping facilities.
- Alignment of strategic housing growth with existing employment allocations at former Eggborough Power Station and Kellingley Colliery – circa 6,000 new jobs
Team talk: our project team explain our plans for Eggborough West
We caught up with members of the Eggborough West project team to find out more about our proposals and our approach to working with the local community to maximise, where possible benefits for new and existing communities.
Potential project timeline
Planning Application submitted
September 2023
Planning Determination anticipated
Winter 2025
Reserved Matters Planning Application submitted
Spring/summer 2026
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