M18 Motorway, DN8

Location

Unity is situated in a prime strategic location on the eastern section of the M18/M180 motorway corridor, providing excellent access to the east coast ports at Immingham, Hull and Grimsby and is in close proximity to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

22 miles from Sheffield, 43 miles from York, 33 miles from Leeds, 61 miles from Manchester and 170 miles from London. The site has direct rail links to a number of destinations such as Sheffield, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Rotherham and the Meadowhall shopping Cente via Hatfield & Stainforth railway station.

A new link road ('Unity Way') was opened in December 2020 and provides access to/from junction 5 of the M18 as well as Hatfield and Stainforth railway station which provides regular services and a 15 minute journey time to Doncaster East Coast mainline station.

About Unity Town

Unity is a new award-winning development covering an area of approximately 250 hectares (618 acres) in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Unity will provide over 3,000 new homes, a new offline marina, school, transport hub, industrial/logistics/commercial park, and a new town centre. It is anticipated that over £90m will be injected into the local economy over the next 20 years and a range of new employment opportunities will create 7,000 jobs. More information can be found on the Unity website -

Unity Town comprises c.60 acres benefitting from outline planning permission for c.60,000 sqft of retail accommodation, c.500 residential homes, a healthcare, retirement and education provision, and a new transport hub adjacent to the existing railway station.

Direct access to Unity Town from the New Link Road now open providing a 2.9km (1.8m) route from junction 5 of the M18 to Hatfield, Dunscroft and Stainforth.