Esh Construction has won a £1.5m Newstead enabling works contract.

The scheme will pave way for 200 new homes as part of Sheffield City Council's Birley masterplan.

The steep site will undergo major earthworks to contour the site and create level platforms for the new developments. New access routes, footpaths and green corridor spaces will be constructed, and main drainage installed along with a large surface water attenuation tank.

The project was procured via the YORhub YORcivil2 framework and will be delivered on behalf of Sheffield City Council.


Esh Construction Director, Steven Garrigan, said: "This scheme is among a number of recent contract awards which have boosted our civil engineering portfolio in the Yorkshire region, and we're delighted to be once again working in partnership with Sheffield City Council.

"This is a great opportunity for Esh to support the wider transformation programme underway on the Newstead site through our culture of employing local, procuring local and engaging local."

The Newstead site in South East Sheffield is being developed by Sheffield City Council in collaboration with Peak Architects. Planning approval has been granted for 77 new family homes and a large-scale older people's independent living project, contributing to the council's approved Stock Increase Programme.