Hundreds of homes as part of Leeds extension set for approval

Proposals for hundreds of new homes as part of a major extension of Leeds are set to move forward when they go before councillors later this week.Johnson Mowat, on behalf of Taylor Wimpey (Yorkshire) and Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire), submitted an application to Leeds City Council last year for a 100-acre site between York Road and Leeds Road.The site represents the Middle Quadrant of the East Leeds Extension, which is set to comprise about 5,000 new homes in total, alongside the new East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR).Outline planning permission is sought for about 875 new homes, as well as vehicle access, a central spine road and associated infrastructure works.The development would include a range of new house types, affordable housing and green space.The application will go before the council’s City Plans Panel on 2 November and is recommended for approval, subject to conditions and the signing of a legal agreement, in an officer’s report prepared for the meeting.The report said: “The proposed development will assist in bringing forward a significant amount of much needed housing on an allocated housing site. It will also make a significant financial proportional contribution towards the cost of ELOR, which is currently under construction and due to open to the public in May 2022.”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.”The East Leeds Extension (ELE) comprises about 576 acres around the edge of Swarcliffe, Whinmoor and Crossgate. New infrastructure is being brought forward to support the project, including the East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR).Plans for 360 homes on the ‘Red Hall’ element of the extension were submitted earlier this year. An application has also been lodged for the redevelopment of the grade II-listed Red Hall House, formerly occupied by the Rugby Football League, to create a private hospital.Outline plans have previously been submitted for 2,000 homes, retail, health centre, community centre and primary school development on the Northern Quadrant. There is a Plans Panel resolution to grant planning permission, and an S106 Agreement has been agreed and has been circulated for signing.An outline planning application for Pendas Beck, representing the Southern Quadrant has been submitted and is currently with the council’s Validation Team. This is set to comprise about 925 homes as well as 925 dwellings, a local centre, primary school, greenspace, spine road and associated infrastructure.