Millennium Village line-up

Three consortia have been shortlisted for stage two of the second Millennium Village competition at Allerton Bywater, near Leeds in West Yorkshire.

Teams led by housebuilders Barratt/Miller Homes, architect Daniel Libeskind with developer Crest Homes and builder Robert R. Roberts and Morgan Sindall Group, and the Bellway Urban Renewal Consortium have submitted proposals for the mixed use scheme on the 23ha former colliery site. Stage two involves working up detailed plans for the project.

The winning consortium will be announced early next year. The first homes are due to be on site later in 1999.

Around 300 to 500 new homes will be built on the site using innovative designs that incorporate the latest in environmental technology, recycled materials and high water and energy efficiency.

The competition is being run by English Partnerships which is spearheading the development with a £5.7 million reclamation programme.

The scheme is designed to promote the use of brownfield land to provide modern mixed-use communities, based on the example set by the Greenwich Millennium Village in London.