DLG’s £175 Million Huddersfield Project gets the go-ahead

Kirklees Council has approved plans for a major £175 million mixed-use regeneration project in Huddersfield by award winning architects DLG on behalf of its client Strategic Sites.

Known as the Waterfront Quarter, the development is situated on a six acre site on the edge of Huddersfield town centre between Manchester Road and Chapel Hill.As one of the largest urban renewal projects in the UK, it will comprise of a 300,000 sq ft purpose built building for KirkleesCollege, 190,000 sq ft of offices and 300 new homes, as well as cafes, bars and other leisure facilities.

Paul Barber, Chief Executive of Strategic Sites comments: “This decision marks an important stage on the making the Waterfront Quarter happen.The scheme will revitalise an important part of Huddersfield Town Centre and become a vibrant community in which people will come to live, work, learn and play.”

Andrew Gardner, Partner at DLG Architects in Leeds comments: “Now that we have approval from Kirklees Council it is likely that construction work will commence in spring next year.The first phase will include the college building and up to 85,000 sq ft of grade A offices.

“Our plans include a mix of uses that are capable of meeting the future requirements of the town and encourage investment from outside the area.”

Melanie Brooke, Vice-Principal at KirkleesCollege adds: “This is a significant step towards giving the people of Kirklees an outstanding place to work and learn.We are delighted that work can begin on a new campus and our vision for an even better college can start to become a reality.”

The entire project is likely to be completed by 2012.