SELRAP Newsletter Interactive 4pm 20th feb 2026 - Flipbook - Page 10
A GAME CHANGER
ECONOMY AND JOBS
It is essen琀椀al for economic growth and
employment.
Within ten years, the project would
create an es琀椀mated 2,000 jobs in
Lancashire and over 350 in Yorkshire.
East Lancashire salaries lag Leeds by
around £10,000 per annum.
Key employers suppor琀椀ng the project
include the Skipton Building Society and
Barn昀椀eld (Brier昀椀eld).
HOUSING
Skipton’s booming housing market
demonstrates the posi琀椀ve impact a fast
and frequent train service has on local
economies.
The average price of a terraced house in
Skipton (£262,720) is more than double
that in Colne (June 2024).
Meanwhile, East Lancashire has
thousands of empty proper琀椀es.
O昀琀en well-built, former millworkers’
homes, these could easily be upgraded
into a昀昀ordable housing.
ECONOMIC GROWTH – EMPLOYMENT – HOUSING
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