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Leeds city centre tower blocks approved

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/contract-news

Leeds City Council has given planning permission to a high-rise build-to-rent development in the city centre.St Cecilia Place is a proposed development on the site of the former Quarry Hill flats that were demolished in the 1970s. DLA Architecture has secured planning consent for 352 build-to-rent (BTR) residential apartments across three towers, along with amenity spaces and commercial units.The interlinked tower blocks are 19, 20 and 22 storeys high, with each connected by a pair of eight storey structures.The developer is Metropolitan & District Securities (MDS), a vehicle of nursing home magnates Ramesh and Pratibha Sachdev.