Holbeck

Artists impression of Holbeck Sports Hub. With work expected to start in August 2026.
6th March 2026
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Final backing expected for major new £15m sports hub in Holbeck

Final backing is expected next week for a major new £15 million sports hub in Holbeck, paving the way for work to begin on a scheme aimed at improving sports provision and community facilities in the area. Leeds City Council’s executive board is due to consider the project on March 11, with senior councillors…
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Heart of Holbeck Regeneration Programme
23rd January 2026
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Heart of Holbeck housing renewal begins, with greener homes due from 2026

Work has started on a major housing renewal scheme in Holbeck that will deliver warmer, greener homes from 2026 as the first project to be brought forward under the Heart of Holbeck regeneration programme. The third phase of the area’s group housing improvements will see at least 180 properties upgraded, including a mix of…
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Housing Leeds
26th September 2024
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Public Feedback Sought on Potential Licensing for Private Rental Housing in Leeds

Residents of Leeds are invited to participate in discussions regarding a proposed new licensing system for privately rented housing. Initiated by Leeds City Council, this follows the introduction of ‘Selective Licensing’ in Beeston and Harehills in 2020, which was aimed at improving the quality of rental homes and addressing social and health disparities within…
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Councillor Helen Hayden and Councillor Salma Arif
30th August 2024
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Leeds City Council Advances Community Football with New Championship-Level Pitches

Construction has begun on two new community football pitches, demonstrating Leeds City Council’s ongoing dedication to enhancing local sports facilities. These full-size grass pitches are being developed on council-owned land at Whinmoor Grange in East Leeds, near the Arium horticultural nursery on Thorner Lane. Built to meet Sport England standards, the pitches will feature…
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Community sports hub in Holbeck, Leeds
7th June 2024
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Leeds to Gain State-of-the-Art Community Sports Hub at Former School Site

A former school site in Leeds is poised for transformation into a cutting-edge community sports hub. The proposed development, which will occupy the site previously home to Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck, received approval on Thursday, June 6, during a meeting of Leeds City Council’s South and West plans panel. Construction is slated…
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Councillor James Lewis, the leader of Leeds City Council, and Councillor Jess Lennox
2nd February 2024
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Building for a bright future as work starts on new council homes

Construction work has started on a scheme that provides further proof of the burgeoning success of Leeds’s Council Housing Growth Programme (CHGP). A total of 88 new homes are being built for Leeds City Council across a number of brownfield sites in Seacroft and the Ambertons area of Gipton. In Seacroft, 25 one-bedroom apartments…
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Ingram Road Primary School
1st December 2023
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Leeds primary school children benefit from Holbeck street improvement project

A street improvement scheme for residents in the Recreations area of Holbeck to live healthier, happier and better connected lives is making a difference. Ingram Road Primary School pupils are using the changes to now help safely get to school, with a new pedestrian crossing installed outside their school. The crossing along with numerous…
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Holbeck Together
24th November 2023
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Over £15 million secured for ambitious Heart of Holbeck proposals

Leeds City Council’s exciting plans for the regeneration of Holbeck have been allocated more than £15 million, as part of the latest round of investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The ‘Heart of Holbeck’ plans will deliver transformative change through the renewal of the local high street, transformation of the local community centre…
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Family children tree
27th January 2023
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First community trees planted for Armley Gyratory highways scheme

Work has started to plant the first of over 600 trees in the local community as part the Armley Gyratory highways scheme. A total of 21 fruit trees were planted in Brickfield Park, next to the Lady Pit Lane allotments by volunteers, councillors and organised by Leeds City Council’s parks and countryside rangers. This…
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Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
7th October 2022
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Celebrating five years of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme

Leeds City Council and the Environment Agency have reflected on the impact of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 1 (Leeds FAS1) since its launch five years ago. On October 4, 2017 the first formal flood defences in Leeds were officially opened. An investment of £50m, the scheme is made up of a series…
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Leeds
19th August 2022
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Leeds sets out ambitious plans in a bid for over £100 million pounds of levelling up funding

Leeds City Council has submitted six constituency bids totalling £120.8 million as part of the round two Levelling Up Fund to deliver transformational change for communities across Leeds. The ambitious proposals would, if successful, allow the council to deliver on the government’s levelling up agenda building on the Morley town deal and connecting West…
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Holbeck Moor Park
19th November 2021
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Street improvement project puts Leeds neighbourhood on path to bright future

A street improvement scheme is setting the scene for residents in a Leeds neighbourhood to live healthier, happier and better connected lives. Leeds City Council’s Streets for People scheme will see £900,000 being spent on transformational changes to the built environment in the Recreations area of Holbeck. Plans include widened footpaths, enhanced green space, tree…
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Temple Works
4th December 2017
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Temple Works: Leeds City Council planning position statement

Leeds City Council has prepared a planning position statement in response to the listing for sale through public auction of the privately owned Grade I listed Temple Works. The council, as the local planning authority, has published the position statement to address questions about planning matters relating to Temple Works. The council has done…
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