The old Polestar Petty printworks on Whitehall road has been identified as the location for a new world-class TV and Film studio in Leeds. With an increasing demand for more space to support the flourishing creative sector in the city, Leeds City Council is working with partners to bring forward a new TV and…
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The next stage in the South Bank regeneration scheme has been given the green light, with Leeds City Council unanimously granting planning permission for X1 South Bank, a £210million mixed-use development by developer X1 and property consultancy Knight Knox. To be completed over five phases, X1 South Bank is intended to provide a brand-new…
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Leeds City Council has welcomed a government announcement that a bid for funding of up to £113million for city centre infrastructure investment to support new housing and public spaces has progressed to a shortlisting stage. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that Leeds is one of 44 national bids to…
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The University of Leeds is investing £10m to develop the UK’s first dedicated centre for high speed rail technologies and system integration. Offering a ‘complete system’ approach to high-speed rail engineering, it will give the UK an unrivalled centre of excellence for high speed rail planning, design, construction and manufacturing. The Institute for High Speed…
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An innovative new growth strategy aimed at giving the whole of Leeds a chance to make the most of the city’s economic boom has been launched today. The consultation draft of the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy was recently approved by the city’s senior councillors, with businesses and stakeholders now being invited to have their…
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A plan to help deliver continued major regeneration of the Hunslet Riverside, a key part of the South Bank, is set to be approved by Leeds City Council’s executive board next week (19 April). One of the largest regeneration programmes of its type in Europe, the South Bank scheme aims to double the size…
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More than 100,000 passengers a day pass through Leeds Station, making it the busiest in the north. The station is also at the heart of Leeds city centre and the South Bank, Europe’s largest regeneration project and a leading destination for investing, living, learning and leisure. Leeds City Council, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership…
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Future international leaders from around the world arrived in Leeds this week to find out more about the innovative work being undertaken by the council and partners in the city. Hailing from countries as far and wide as South Africa, Chile, Mongolia, Lebanon, India and the USA, delegates attended a range of seminars and…
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Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to formally approve progressing a series of major projects to improve transport links in the city at a meeting next week. At the meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board at Civic Hall on Wednesday 21 September, councillors will discuss continuing to support the development of a…
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Senior councillors in Leeds will next week be asked to approve a plan to guide all future development in the Aire Valley area of the city being put forward for government examination. The Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan, which covers 1,300 hectares of land to the south east of Leeds city centre featuring…
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