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Work to transform Fieldhouse into beautiful new Station Apartments will begin this spring

Work is set to start onsite at Fieldhouse within the next two months, to begin transforming this beautiful building into state-of-the-art Station Apartments.

What is Fieldhouse?

Fieldhouse is perfectly situated – an impressive, Grade II* Listed, four-storey building right opposite Dewsbury Railway Station.  It’s part of the area around Daisy Hill and Bond Street, which is one of the key areas marked for development as part of the Dewsbury Blueprint.

This whole area is a particularly fantastic location to make the most of Dewsbury’s excellent transport connections, which are only set to improve once work is completed on the Transpennine Route Upgrade.  Thanks to its historic significance, it’s also part of the Dewsbury Town Centre Conservation Area and the Dewsbury Heritage Action Zone (HAZ), a protected status awarded by Historic England.

What’s happened so far?

Fieldhouse has already been purchased by Mood Developments, who immediately sought all the permissions required to bring the building back to life.

Last year Kirklees Council’s Cabinet approved a £ 2.83 million grant to kickstart the work, following an initial investment of £ 1.38 million from the Dewsbury Town Deal.

What are the plans?

A new neighbourhood is set to be created around Daisy Hill through the Blueprint work, made up of homes which are both excellent quality and affordable to rent or buy.

Once completed, the neighbourhood will feature both brand-new buildings and beautifully converted ones.  The plan will give Fieldhouse – and other buildings – a new purpose and lease of life, and will future-proof some of Dewsbury’s beautiful historic architecture for future generations.

Fieldhouse itself will be the flagship of the development, transformed into 23 spacious apartments and commercial space.  Once finished, this building will be known as Station Apartments.

What’s happening now?

Mood Developments are currently getting ready to start construction on Fieldhouse to transform it into Station Apartments.

The first shovels should be in the ground within the next two months.  After that, it’ll take about 12 months to complete.

Councillor Eric Firth, Cabinet Member for Transport and ward councillor for Dewsbury East, says:

“These apartments will start to create a new benchmark for housing in Dewsbury, and we can’t wait to see the end result.

“While there’s so much work going on behind the scenes in planning for Dewsbury’s future, we’re starting to see real, tangible changes this year, starting with the beginning of developments on Daisy Hill.  It’s incredibly exciting.”