MULTI-MILLION pound plans to ‘transform’ Wath town centre have been approved by the council.
Rotherham Council rubber-stamped the £8.9m plans at a cabinet meeting on Monday morning.
It includes improvements to green spaces, Biscay Way car park and the addition of new commercial spaces.
The proposed project at Wath also includes demolition of the existing library and the creation of a brand-new library to create a modern, inviting, and inclusive community facility.
The library will be equipped to support skills development locally with purpose-built learning, working and making spaces.
Coun Robert Taylor, cabinet spokesperson for transport, jobs and the local economy, said: “We aim to deliver regeneration throughout Rotherham, creating a legacy of high-quality, well-connected places and neighbourhoods.
“We expect these large-scale improvements to boost our town centre economies and create greater variety in what they offer visitors.
“No doubt the projects will also increase the sense of local pride once people are able to see and enjoy these impressive new buildings and surroundings.”
The council submitted bids for Levelling Up funding to the former government in 2022, and it pledged to fund the two Rotherham schemes in 2023.
It is also backing the projects with grants from its Towns and Villages Fund.
Work is expected to start in the autumn with an aim for it to be completed by spring 2026.
