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Plans to build almost 900 homes on a site in East Leeds are set to be presented to city planning officials within the next couple of weeks.
Insider Media reports that an outline planning application to construct 875 homes on a site off York Road has been submitted to Leeds City Council, and will be discussed by the local authority’s City Plans Council, which rules on significant planning applications in the district.
The proposed development would become part of the East Leeds Extension, a plan to develop 233 hectares of land in Swarcliffe, Whinmoor and Cross Gates for 5,000 homes in the coming years.
According to a report by Leeds City Council officers, the proposal seeks an outline for 875 houses, as well as vehicle access and infrastructure works.
It is expected that around 30 per cent of the new homes would be one or two-bedroom, 32 per cent would be three-bed homes, and 38 per cent would comprise four or more bedrooms.
The development is expected to increase demand for local school places, so a financial contribution would have to be made by developers to provide the equivalent of two form of entry primary school.
Leeds City Council has proposed other conditions fr the approval of the plans, including a contribution of £19 million towards the building of the east Leeds orbital road, a £750,000 contribution to improving local bus services, £250,000 towards cycling improvements, and the building of on-site green spaces.
The current plans are only an outline, which will be ruled on, and specifics about the design of the houses and the layout of the site will be revealed in much more detail in a later version of the planning application, which is known as ‘reserved matters’.
However, the council has already received serval complaints about the principle of the development, with concerns about an increase in traffic, air pollution, and that the building must not take place on green belt land.
Despite this, Leeds City Council planning officers have concluded that the development would bring forward ‘much needed’ housing on the site, and would make a large contribution towards the ELOR (East Leeds Orbital Route) road.
It stated: “The development proposes a quantum of greenspace that far exceeds the policy requirement, and also provides a variety of greenspace typologies and three equipped play areas.”
It continued to say that the proposed retention and enhancement of the natural assets found on the site are such that the scheme is policy compliant in ensuring there is no loss of biodiversity on site.
While the proposals do not currently include an on-site primary school, the development will provide a financial contribution towards the construction of a two form entry primary school in the Southern Quadrant.
“Similarly, the applicants will be obligated to commit to a Local Centre implementation scheme to facilitate the delivery of neighbourhood facilities, including health and community uses,” the council said.
“Overall, the proposals seek to deliver a high-quality residential neighbourhood that addresses climate change concerns following the council’s declaration of a climate emergency in 2019.”
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