WHY INVEST IN ? DONCASTER IS EXPERIENCING HUGE REGENERATION ACROSS NINE NEW DEDICATED DEVELOPMENT ZONES!

THROUGH CREATING DEDICATED ZONES, THE DONCASTER URBAN CENTRE MASTERPLAN WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY DONCASTER LOOKS AND THE WAY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES USE THE CITY CORE. THE AMBITION IS BOLD BUT REALISTIC. IT REFLECTS A CLEAR SENSE OF DIRECTION AND PROMOTES A GROWING ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION INTO THE NORTH OF ENGLAND THAT SEEKS TO REBALANCE THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.

THE VISION INCLUDES:

ENSURING THE CENTRE IS A FOCUS FOR BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE.

BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE CURRENT MARKETS AND RAISING THE ASPIRATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MARKETS.

RECOGNISING THE CITY CORE AS THE HEART OF THE ECONOMY AND THE BOROUGH, AND THE PLACE WHERE THE IMAGE OF DONCASTER IS MOST CLEARLY REFLECTED.

ENHANCING GREEN SPACES AND WATERWAYS TO CREATE A BETTER SETTING FOR VISITORS, INVESTMENTS AND CITY HERITAGE.

DEVELOPING THE CULTURAL QUARTER AND REINFORCING THE RETAIL AND LEISURE CORE THROUGH BETTER LINKS AND PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENTS.

DEVELOPING CITY-SCALE FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS, TO BECOME A STRONGER DRAW FOR BUSINESS, WORKERS, VISITORS AND INWARD INVESTMENT.

DEVELOPING AND BIDDING FOR NEW CITY-WIDE CULTURAL VENUES, A UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.

REBRANDING DONCASTER AS A LOCATION OF CHOICE FOR REGIONAL BUSINESSES. OTHER LARGE SCALE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE:

A RECENTLY COMPLETED TRANSFORMATIONAL ROAD SCHEME WHICH COMPLETES THE DIRECT LINK FROM THE MOTORWAY NETWORK TO DONCASTER AIRPORT. THE ROAD HAS PROVED A BIG DRAW FOR AIRLINES WITH TUI RECENTLY ANNOUNCING A 30% INCREASE IN SEATS FROM DSA FOR SUMMER 2019, WITH SIX NEW ROUTES INCLUDING YORKSHIRE’S ONLY DIRECT LONG HAUL SERVICE TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA. OVER 1,400 NEW JOBS HAVE BEEN CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE SCHEME.

PLANS WHICH WILL SEE £349M INVESTED IN PROJECTS ACROSS DONCASTER OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY FULL COUNCIL. THE PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE COUNCIL’S CAPITAL BUDGET AIM TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION, AS WELL AS IMPROVE HOUSING, ROADS, SCHOOLS, LEISURE FACILITIES AND LIVING CONDITIONS FOR TENANTS AND VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS FEED INTO THE DONCASTER URBAN CENTRE MASTERPLAN.

T HE HERTEN TRIANGLE – A NEW £7.7M RETAIL PARK - IS SOON TO BE BUILT IN DONCASTER AND IS FORECAST TO CREATE OVER 200 JOBS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL FEATURE FIVE RESTAURANTS AND THREE DRIVE-THROUGH UNITS, WITH FOOD BRANDS COSTA, TACO BELL, TGI FRIDAYS, DUNKIN DONUTS AND BURGER KING ALL CONFIRMED. COMPLETION OF THE R E

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SITUATED WITHIN SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER IS A LARGE MARKET TOWN 17 MILES NORTH-EAST OF SHEFFIELD. THE SKYLINE IS DOMINATED BY THE MINSTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN. THE FRENCHGATE SHOPPING CENTRE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT DESTINATION, ALONG WITH THE DONCASTER COLLEGE HUB BUILDING.

EXCELLENT TRANSPORT OPTIONS! DONCASTER SITS ON THE EUROPEAN ROUTE E15 AND IS THE STARTING POINT OF EUROPEAN ROUTE E13. THE E13 CONNECTS DONCASTER, SHEFFIELD AND TO . ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWN IS SITUATED ON THE A1(M) AND M18 MOTORWAYS, AND IS WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE M1 AND M62. DONCASTER IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT RAILWAY TOWN WITH A STATION ON THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE. THE DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT, WHICH HANDLES OVER A MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR, IS JUST 3 MILES FROM DONCASTER TOWN CENTRE.

DONCASTER IS ONE OF THE UK'S FASTEST IMPROVING LOCATIONS. THE TOWN HAS A STRONG ECONOMY THAT IS SEEING CONTINUED GROWTH ACROSS THE ENGINEERING, LOGISTICS AND MANUFACTURING SECTORS, AND A RAPID INCREASE IN NEW BUSINESSES. THE JOB MARKET IS STRONG WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES CUT IN HALF SINCE 2012.

DONCASTER HAS A POPULATION THAT GROWS AT A RATE OF 0.2% PER YEAR. THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DONCASTER IS HOME TO 302,400 PEOPLE. Address: 1 Naoroji Street London WC1X 0GB United Kingdom

Phone: 0203 322 9493 Email: [email protected] Website: www.propertyhub.net/invest R E I S E

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