Revised plans for housing on former tank factory

Revised plans have been lodged for almost 400 homes on the site of a former tank factory in Leeds.Strata Homes and Zurich Assurance have submitted a full planning application for development on the site of the former Vickers Tank Factory at Radial Park.Planning permission is sought for the construction of 392 homes, as well as with new roads, open space, landscaping, drainage and associated works.A range of bungalows, terraced homes, semi-detached, detached and townhouses are proposed, with a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units.Of the homes, 192 would be built by Redrow and 200 by Strata Homes.Planning permission was previously granted in 2020 for a development of 437 homes on the site.A revised scheme has been submitted due to a requirement to safeguard land for the purposes of potentially facilitating HS2.Vickers Defence Systems manufactured both Challenger 1 and Challenger 2 tanks on the site until the 1990s and prior to that it was used to produce munitions and heavy armoured vehicles including the Centurion and Chieftain.Columbia Threadneedle Investments acquired the site in 2001 and secured a number of lettings, with tenants including Royal Mail, ITV, a car retailer, and West Yorkshire Police, which used it as a firearms and dog training centre.The site was acquired in 2018 to support a new housing development.The application has been supported by DPP Planning and JTP.