Maltkiln

{{Short description|Proposed development in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox property development | name = Maltkiln | logo =  | logo_caption =  | logo_size =  | image = Tree Nursery near Cattal - geograph.org.uk - 279007.jpg | image_caption = Tree nursery, Cattal; this will be redeveloped as part of the Maltkiln project | start_date = | completion_date = | opening_date = | cost = | status = Planned | developer = Oakgate | architect = | operator = | owner = | website =

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| pushpin_map = North Yorkshire | pushpin_map_alt = Relief map of North Yorkshire | pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Yorkshire | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_relief = | coordinates = {{coord|53.992|-1.316|display=inline, title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = England | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = North Yorkshire | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | location =  | address =  | area_total_ha = 69 | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = | population_total = }} '''Maltkiln''' is a proposed town-sized garden-village development centred around {{rws|Cattal}} railway station in North Yorkshire, England. The development is just south of the A59 road, with the mostly single-track railway from Harrogate to York running through its centre. Originally set for up to 4,000 homes, one of the developer's main land-agreements expired in late 2022, leaving the final form of the development uncertain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/documents/s25283/Maltkiln%20Development%20Report.pdf/ |title = Maltkiln Development Report | website=northyorks.gov.uk | access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> the project was later scaled down to provide 3,000 homes instead of 4,000.

== Background == A report from 2019 detailed that the Harrogate borough consisted of 160,000 people living in almost 67,200 homes.{{#tag:ref|The report was compiled in 2019, but used data from 2013 and 2015 when calculating population statistics|name=pops|group=note}} By the year 2030, the population across the district is expected to increase to 170,000.{{#tag:ref|In 2023, the Harrogate borough, along with the other district councils across North Yorkshire (Craven, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, and Selby, were amalgamated into the North Yorkshire County Council.<ref>{{cite news |editor-last1=Mitchinson |editor-first1=James |title=Authority giving the public say on policy |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=8 September 2022 |page=4|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>|name=Councils|group=note}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Housing Strategy 2019–2024 |url=https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/downloads/file/1800/housing-strategy-2019-2024 |website=harrogate.gov.uk |access-date=18 October 2022 |page=3}}</ref> The Harrogate Local Plan, which was adopted in March 2020, called for the building of 13,377 new homes (637 homes per annum over 21 years).<ref>{{cite web |title=Housing Delivery Action Plan 2022 |url=https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/downloads/file/4368/housing-delivery-action-plan-february-2022 |website=harrogate.gov.uk |access-date=18 October 2022 |page=2}}</ref> One of the proposals was the building of a new village at Flaxby, close to the junction of the A1(M) with the A59. However, the then Harrogate Borough Council pressed ahead with Maltkiln as the preferred option.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kitchen |first1=Ruby |title=Village chosen as favourite for 3,000 houses |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=3 June 2017 |page=7|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>

== Development == The location of "The Hammertons" for a new development to satisfy the housing needs of the Harrogate District, has been identified as the best place in terms of transport links.<ref name="YP"/> The Harrogate Local Plan determined that a new development should be an eco-village that was less reliant on car ownership, being located in an area accessible to both Cattal and {{rws|Hammerton}} railway stations.<ref name="YP">{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=Number of affordable homes in eco-village may be cut |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=16 July 2022 |page=22|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> The development is slated to cover an area of {{convert|64|hectare}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laycock |first1=Mike |title=Plans go in for 3,000 home new settlement near York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18262582.plans-maltkiln-village---3-000-home-new-settlement-near-york/ |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=York Press |date=27 February 2020}}</ref>

Harrogate District's Council development plan stated that the number of affordable homes should be between 20–40% of available housing (600–1,200 homes on the 3,000 home development). However, to keep the project financially viable, the number of affordable homes was dropped to only 20%.<ref name="YP"/> Residents of both Cattal and Green Hammerton described the proposal to build the development "utterly devastating". Both villages have only a few hundred residents, and they argued, as did one developer, that the proposal to not site the new village on the former Flaxby Golf Course was flawed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=Development document set to be unveiled for 3000-home village |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=13 July 2022 |page=10|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> Harrogate Borough Council had stated that the large-scale project will help to prevent more housing being built in the existing villages around the area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=Green gap plan for villages with new home sites |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=26 August 2022 |page=11|issn=0963-1496}}</ref>

As the plan is not yet approved, there is no start date, however, the development would not be expected to be completed until 2038. Nearly 8,000 residents are expected for the 3,000 homes projected to be built, with two 420-place primary schools, and space set aside for an upper school. In the interim, it is expected that the village would not have enough pupils to demand its own secondary school, but that future provision of one may be necessary, although £10.5 million would be set aside to furnish an expansion at Boroughbridge High School.<ref>{{cite news |editor-last1=Mitchinson |editor-first1=James |title=Schools planned as part of proposals for major village development |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=14 July 2022 |page=1|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> The development would lead to new local roads leading to the A59, and the removal of level crossings on the Harrogate–York railway, allowing operational improvements on the line.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=More details of 3,000-home village between Harrogate and York set to be revealed |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/20272686.details-due-3-000-home-maltkiln-near-york/ |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=York Press |date=12 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Laycock |first1=Mike |title=Fresh masterplan unveiled for 4,000-home new settlement near York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/20908866.new-plan-unveiled-maltkiln---4-000-home-new-town-near-york/ |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=York Press |date=5 September 2022}}</ref> The level crossing at Cattal railway station would remain, but a new pedestrian and cycle bridge would be built. One of the primary schools would be located close to the railway station, whilst the other would be in the south-east of the development next to the sports hub.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=Consultation opens into latest plans for new Maltkiln village between Harrogate and York |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/consultation-opens-into-latest-plans-for-new-maltkiln-village-between-harrogate-and-york-3835106 |access-date=18 October 2022 |work=Harrogate Advertiser |date=7 September 2022 |quote=See accompanying image}}</ref>

In January 2023, one of the major landowners due to sell to the development withdrew from the plan. The developers stated that they would still look to push ahead with the project.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green Hammerton new town plan stalls after landowner pulls out |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64308115 |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=BBC News |date=17 January 2023}}</ref> In December 2023, North Yorkshire Council agreed to pursue a potential move to compulsorily purchase the land required for the new village.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maltkiln: Council agrees potential compulsory purchase for new town land |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67696098 |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=BBC News |date=12 December 2023}}</ref> By October 2025, the project was scaled at 3,000 homes, however, 42% of the land needed to start the development was still unavailable to the council to purchase.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Joe |title=North Yorkshire new village Maltkiln in doubt if land is not acquired |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ey18wg846o |access-date=29 October 2025 |work=BBC News |date=29 October 2025}}</ref> In November 2025, North Yorkshire Council approved the plan of 3,000 homes, two primary schools, a nursey, healthcare and sports facilities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Joe |title=Work to progress on 3,000-home Maltkiln village development |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kpl8ggp44o |access-date=14 November 2025 |work=BBC News |date=14 November 2025}}</ref>

== See also == *Heronby, a similar new village development near to Escrick

== Notes == {{reflist|group="note"}}

== References== {{reflist}} === Sources === *{{ cite report|title=Maltkiln Village Vision Document|url=http://www.greenhammerton.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17.04.07-Maltkiln-Village-Oakgate-Group-document.pdf|website=greenhammerton.org.uk|date=2018|access-date=9 September 2022|ref={{harvid|MVVD|2018}} }}

== External links == *[http://www.greenhammerton.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17.04.07-Maltkiln-Village-Oakgate-Group-document.pdf Planning document download]

Category:Planned communities in England Category:Villages in North Yorkshire