Leading Yorkshire law firm, Blacks Solicitors , has advised Mone Bros, experts in quarrying, earthworks and restoration solutions, on a deal that has seen the aggregate specialist take on the lease of the former Prince of Wales Colliery site in Pontefract . The value of the transaction is approximately £3.25million over five years.
The colliery produced 1.5million tonnes of coal per year prior to its closure 2002. As part of the lease, Mone Bros will fill the large void remaining on the site with 1,000,000m3 of imported inert material, in order to reprofile and recontour the land.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Harrogate Advertiser, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The restoration of the void forms a vital part of the overall successful completion of a wider residential scheme being developed in the area, which comprises 920 homes and associated amenities over 87 acres of land adjoining Junction 32 of the M62. Following the completion of the infill works, the landlord, Harworth Group, will be able to conclude the final restoration of the area, returning it to public open space benefitting all sections of the local community.
Led by Partner, Andrew Pedley, who was supported by Jonathan Kay, Senior Associate Solicitor, Blacks Solicitors’ Real Estate team assisted Mone Bros on securing the lease of the site. Andrew has extensive experience in assisting clients in the mining and minerals sector, and the.