Planning green light for more than 600 apartments at riverside site

Planning green light for more than 600 apartments at riverside siteDeveloper Glenbrook has won planning permission for a £140m, 618-apartment build-to-rent scheme at Kirkstall Road, Leeds.Located on the banks of the River Aire, over half of the 5.1-acre site will be dedicated to public open space including a new riverside park.The open spaces, together with proposed pedestrian and cycling infrastructure is designed to open up access to the waterfront.The homes will be set across five buildings. Designed by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT), with re-form advising as landscape architects, the development will include more than 10,000 sq ft of amenity space including a residents’ lounge, a co-working hub and gym, 3,800 sq ft of commercial space and 6,000 sq ft of private external terraces.Daniel Roberts, senior development manager at Glenbrook, said: “We identified this prominent former brownfield site as having huge potential and achieving planning will enable us to deliver a highly sustainable scheme which will act as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of Kirkstall Road.“With planning now secured, we will be looking to commence work on site later this year.”