The proposed development will include the creation of a business park, new housing, public open space, hotel and retail use, and improvements to roads and public transport. If the community view is that a Millennium Community should be created at Nar Ouse, then the housing elements will be developed along Millennium Community guidelines. This will encourage innovation in building technologies and help promote sustainable development that addresses energy and construction issues. These initiatives bring about the sustainable regeneration of unused or derelict urban and brownfield land across England, and contribute to the sustainable development of urban extensions. The Deputy Prime Minister has tasked English Partnerships with establishing a series of Millennium Communities .
Sustainability is a key factor in all English Partnerships' programmes.
Innovation in sustainability lies at the heart of the Millennium Communities initiative in particular, which aims to demonstrate the value of mixed-use development as a model for communities in diverse areas across England, encourage innovation in building technologies and help promote sustainable development that addresses energy and construction issues.