Colliery Site Used For ‘Diggerland Yorkshire’

In 2003, Mick Robson, Director for Acorus North, received a telephone enquiry from a prospective buyer who was interested in the purchase of 10-20 hectares of land, in and around the Leeds area with good access to the motorway system.

The client was revealed as Diggerland which is part of the HE plant hire Group in Kent. They required a site for their fourth Diggerland Themepark and it needed to be large enough to house the ‘Diggerland experiences’, admissions building including indoor play area, shop, the ‘Dig Inn’ with its restaurant, bars, etc, a corporate hospitality area and maintenance building.

With a network of farmer, landowner and local authority clients, Acorus was able to offer a site finding service, resulting in the client purchasing Whitwood Colliery in Castleford.

The client, delighted with the outcome, further instructed Acorus to act as their planning agents throughout the whole process, taking on the role of leading professional consultant on the project. Such a role included undertaking a topographical survey of the site; design of the site access in consultation with specialist highway engineers and the design of the public park and site landscaping.

For more information, please go to www.diggerland.com.