Homes on former leatherworks get the go-ahead

A development of hundreds of apartments on a former leatherworks site in Leeds have been given the green light.Option Two Development and Domus UK, supported by WYG, submitted plans to Leeds City Council in 2019 for the redevelopment of the Hilltop Works site on Buslingthorpe Lane in Chapeltown.The brownfield site is a former leatherworks, which has largely fallen into disuse since the 1960s.The plans cover the demolition of the existing buildings and construction of five multi-storey apartment blocks providing 371 homes. The tallest of the buildings would measure ten storeys.The housing would comprise 132 one-bed, 198 two-bed and 41 three-bed apartments, with 26 units designated as affordable housing.Also included in the scheme is ancillary community facilities, a children’s play area, and public and private open spaces, as well as undercroft and surface car parking.The Hilltop Works mill building and the cottages at the western end of the site would be demolished, with the stone wall along Buslingthorpe Lane and landmark chimney structure retained.Members of the council’s North and East Plans Panel voted to grant approval, subject to conditions and the signing of a legal agreement, at a meeting on 25 April.The decision was in line with the recommendation of a planning officer’s report prepared for the meeting, as previously reported by Insider.