Lateral Property Group has secured outline planning consent for its proposed Five Towns Park development at Castleford, West Yorkshire.

The £135 million development comprises a 10,000 capacity Community Stadium for Castleford Tigers RLFC, a 50 acre country park and 53,093 sq. m of retail development on land adjacent to Junction 32 of the M62.

The development will create around 2,000 new full time equivalent jobs in this coalfields area.

Lateral are also pleased to announce completion of their first ‘anchor’ letting to Next Group plc for a 6,500 sq. m. Next Home and Garden store.