UK Coal has won planning permission from Wakefield Council to redevelop a 300-acre former Prince of Wales Colliery site at Pontefract in West Yorkshire.

The scheme will see the oldest mine site in Britain redeveloped into 917 homes and a business park.

The scheme also includes retail outlets, restaurants and community facilities including a medical centre and nursery, as well as parkland.

The plans will now be referred for government endorsement and remediation works are underway on site. If the scheme is backed by the government, development could start by the end of this year.