Approval given for hundreds more apartments in city centre

Plans to build a major new residential development consisting of 345 apartments for the private rented sector (PRS) in Leeds city centre have been given the go-ahead.The scheme, by York based development company S Harrison, will see four buildings, ranging from seven to nine storeys, built on two parcels of vacant land between East Street and Ellerby Road.Revised proposals for the project were considered by members of Leeds City Council’s City Plans Panel earlier this afternoon. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of the plans.Designed by Leeds architecture practice Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher, the development will offer a range of one, two and three bedroom apartments, complete with car parking and cycle storage facilities, as well as residents’ facilities and commercial space.After the planning decision was deferred last October, S Harrison made modifications to the development, including more than doubling the number of affordable homes in the scheme and increasing the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points.A widened pedestrian footpath will run along East Street including a redirected cycleway.There will also be a green central courtyard, in addition to public open space complete with 41 new trees and a landscaped public right of way.