Keyland submits a flurry of planning applications

Keyland Developments, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has submitted 13 planning applications in as many weeks to councils across the county.The applications cover the redevelopment vacant land into about 340,000 sq ft of employment space and 55 new homes and conversions.On the sites earmarked for commercial development, Keyland has submitted three outline planning applications which could collectively create about 700 jobs.The applications seek to transform former treatment works sites in Bradley and Colne Bridge, West Yorkshire, into mixed employment developments generating 75,000 sq ft of employment space.The company has also submitted an outline planning application to Leeds City Council to bring a vacant 16 acre site strategically located within the Aire Valley area of Leeds back into use by creating into a 265,000 sq ft mixed-employment development with the potential to create 500 jobs.Keyland has also submitted a series of residential planning submissions.The recent flurry of applications is as a result of Keyland identifying demand across the commercial and residential sectors for the provision of new employment space and homes within the region.