Green light for £350m Leeds South Bank scheme
Planning green light for a £350m joint office, retail and residential development around what would be the tallest building in Yorkshire.
Regeneration of a 9 acre site in the South Bank area of Leeds has been designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and will involve a mix of buildings ranging from five to 40-storeys.
The site is the principal rail gateway into Leeds and the scheme has been designed to make a powerful positive impact on arrival to the city.
Leeds City Plans Panel has unanimously voted to approve detailed planning permission for two office developments totalling 270,000 sq ft. Outline planning permission will also be granted for the wider mixed-use development of over 1m sq ft of offices, retail, leisure, hotel, health, and up to 750 new homes, along with new public spaces and landscaping.
The scheme is expected to be delivered in five phases over 12 years. The first phase of development is likely to be Globe Point – a flat-iron shaped building acting as a gateway from the east to the site. Thereafter the construction is expected to progress from east to west.
Source: Contruction Enquirer
