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Next phase of £400m Kirkstall Forge development goes to planners

Source: http://www.thebusinessdesk.com

The next residential phase of the £400m Kirkstall Forge development has moved ahead, with developers CEG submitting plans to the council. The detailed planning application includes 112 homes and 23,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and community space, designed by Stirling prize award-winning Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.It includes retail units, cafes and restaurants around a central courtyard.Subject to planning permission development could begin in autumn 2017 with homes available for sale in 2018.The full plans comprise 1,050 new homes, 300,000 sq ft of offices and 100,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and community space. Once complete, it is predicted that more than 10,000 people will live, work and visit the site.