400-home plans to take a step forward

Plans to build more than 400 homes as part of a major Leeds development look set to take a step forward when they go before councillors’ later this week (16 November 2023).Persimmon submitted plans to Leeds City Council last year for development on Phase A of the Northern Quadrant of the East Leeds Extension, on land to the east of A58 Wetherby Road.The East Leeds Extension (ELE) comprises about 576 acres around the edge of Swarcliffe, Whinmoor and Crossgates, which has been identified for the development of about 5,000 homes.It will be supported by substantial new infrastructure, including the East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR), which opened in August 2022.Planning permission is sought for a development of 407 homes on the Northern Quadrant, known as Whinmoor Fields.A mix of houses and flats are proposed, ranging from one to four bedrooms.The number of homes has been reduced from the 423 proposed in the original application.A position statement on the plans will be considered by the council’s North and East Plans Panel on 16 November.Members will be asked for their views on access and connectivity, the proposed layout, landscaping and the appearance and elevations of the homes.The wider Whinmoor Fields site has outline permission for up to 2,000 homes, retail, a health centre, community centre and primary school.Vistry Homes (Yorkshire) and Evans Homes recently submitted a reserved matters application to Leeds City Council for Phases 1A and 1B of the East Leeds Extension Northern Quadrant.Outline planning permission was granted in 2021 for 875 homes on the Middle Quadrant, known as Morwick GreenIn September, reserved matters applications from Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire and Cullen Land, for 250 and 43 homes, were approved. A separate reserved matters was submitted by Persimmon earlier this year for 517 homes on the northern part of the Middle Quadrant.In August, Plans Panel members discussed an application from Taylor Wimpey and Redrow Homes for 925 homes at Pendas Beck, representing the Southern Quadrant of the extension.Plans for more than 360 homes as part of the ‘Red Hall’ area of the East Leeds Extension were considered by the council in July.