Remediation work starts at Doncaster Waterfront East
The 22-acre former gasworks site is being prepared for its yet-to-be-determined future development, with potential uses including a marina and a public square.
Consultancy Pick Everard and planners Pegasus Group have been working alongside City of Doncaster Council to decide on the best potential use for the site, which has been complicated by the many utilities crossing the plot of land.
This includes several gas mains, a main sewage line, telecoms cables and drainage channels, with roughly half the gas, sewage, and data for the city running beneath the brownfield site.
Two significant bodies of water are also present on the site, which borders a canal and is located on land next to Doncaster’s waterfront near the city centre.
Despite its central location, the site has only housed small car parks, industrial units, and a scrapyard in recent years, with the former gasworks occupying much of the southern part of the land and a 19th century sewage pumping station in the northern zone.
Otherwise, the site is bordered by the River Don canal to the west, terraced houses to the north east, and Church Way to the south.
Main contractor Keltbray is now working on site, with completion of all activities including validation testing and landscaping planned for early February 2026.
Funding has come from the UK government and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, with some of the £18.6m Levelling Up money being used on the scheme, and £6.2m from SYMCA’s Gainshare Fund.
The Canal & River Trust has also been involved with the job, with an environmental management plan for the contaminated land risk.
