Category: Holbeck

News and events for the Holbeck area

Planning application submitted for Sweetfields phase 2 in Holbeck

Leading build to rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has submitted an application for the detailed design of the next phase of its landmark Sweetfields development, located on Sweet Street, Holbeck in the South Bank regeneration area of Leeds. This application follows the grant of outline planning permission in November 2023 for 1,351

Holbeck Together launches new Business Alliance

Holbeck Together today announced the official launch of the Holbeck Together Business Alliance, a new partnership initiative bringing together businesses from across Leeds to support the charity’s mission to reduce inequality, strengthen community resilience, and expand opportunity for residents in Holbeck. Since coming together in June this year to hear

Red Ladder and Wrongsemble join forces with festive double bill

Red Ladder Theatre Company and Wrongsemble, two of Yorkshire’s most popular theatre companies, are touring the UK with a double bill of festive shows this Christmas. Red Ladder’s brand new comedy, A Proper Merry Christmess, and Wrongsemble’s family show, A Town Called Christmas, open at Slung Low’s The Warehouse In

Holbeck communal living scheme refused permission

Plans to turn a historic building into a 22-bedroom shared house have been blocked by the council. Permission was refused for the conversion of grade II-listed Matthew Murray House on Water Lane in Holbeck. The project would have seen en suite rooms with shared dining rooms and a communal kitchen

Positive impact of ABCD programme showcased in new review

A new review detailing the impact of a pioneering asset-based community development programme in Leeds over a six-year period, has been published this month. Featuring in the ‘A review of ABCD in Leeds pathfinder sites (2019 -2025) A six-year journey from seeds to trees’, are the experiences of key stakeholders