Tag: Beeston Hill & Holbeck PFI

Housing regeneration shows great progress in first year

sc4L, the consortium that is delivering the housing regeneration scheme currently transforming Holbeck and Beeston Hill have released figures showing their progress over the last 12 months together with a newsletter for residents. The figures show that they have completed refurbishments to 373 properties (including Little London) and demolished nine

Work starts on new homes in South Leeds

  The Beeston Hill and Holbeck housing regeneration project took another step forward this week with work starting on the first of 275 new build homes. Sc4l are developing a mix of 47 one and two bedroom properties across the three sites at Folly Lane, Coupland Place and Malvern Road

Area Committee funds activities for young and older people

  The Council’s Inner South Area Committee met last night (5 February 2014) approving a range of grants and reviewing their work programme, as well as hearing from residents during the Open Forum. £5,000 was approved, in principle, for Health For All to carry out a feasibility study into the

Work starts on new homes in Holbeck and Beeston

  Work is now well underway on the major housing regeneration scheme in Holbeck and Beeston Hill. Councillor David Congreve took a trip to the top of Meynell Heights this week to survey progress.   Meynell Heights will get a full makeover during the next year. The building will be

Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum moves towards formal designation

  The Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum took a big step forward on Saturday when residents approved its constitution subject to minor amendments, at a meeting held in St Matthew’s Community Centre. It is hoped that the formal application for designation by Leeds City Council will be completed in the next month.

Beeston Hill & Holbeck housing scheme underway at last

  Work is getting underway at last on the PFI-funded housing regeneration scheme for Beeston Hill and Holbeck. Following the government’s green light last month, the consortium sc4L is swinging into action to start delivering the programme of 275 new homes and 383 refurbished homes in Holbeck and Beeston Hill.

PFI housing Open Day for Holbeck and Beeston Hill

  sc4L (Sustainable Communities for Leeds) are holding an Open Day next Monday to inform tenants and residents about their plans. The drop in information day is being held at St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck on Monday 5th August 2013 from 11am to 7pm. This is an opportunity to

Beeston Hill and Holbeck PFI gets go ahead after years of waiting

A £180 million regeneration scheme for the Beeston Hill, Holbeck and Little London areas is set to start in September after a long wait. Leeds City Council executive board member Cllr Peter Gruen this afternoon said that a contract between the council and partner Sustainable Communities For Leeds had been

Holbeck Neighbourhood Planners learn lessons from Chapeltown

  About 30 people attended Saturday’s Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Some of the members of the Forum had spent the morning on a visit to Chapeltown and the first part of the meeting saw a discussion on lessons to learn from that area. A common view