What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Delayed plans for an 18-storey block of flats are expected to go ahead after the developer agreed to include discounted rents. Leeds City Council deferred granting planning permission for the development of 164 apartments on Sayner Lane in the Riverside area of Hunslet. In May, a plans panel asked for design
Children at playgrounds around Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language as new fun educational boards are installed. Funded by the National Deaf Children’s Society, two boards have been put up at 10 playgrounds, including in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, showcasing the British Sign Language (BSL) fingerspelling alphabet and
Further to our recent report on the Council’s proposals to develop the land around Elland Road stadium into a new neighbourhood, a series of consultation events have been arranged. The Council’s vision is the regenerate the area with up to 2,000 new homes being built alongside leisure facilities and new
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 23 June 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Consent, agreement or approval required by
Leeds City Council’s leisure centres are supporting visitors and staff to make the switch to reusable period products and removing the barrier of periods when being active. Together with period poverty charity Freedom 4 Girls, Active Leeds are giving out free sustainable products at their leisure centres across Leeds over
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 16 June 2025. Click on the description to see the full application: Construction of one building 5no. units
Plans for a 30-storey block of flats have fallen through after the developer did not sign off on a legal agreement with the council. Property firm CityLife was given the go-ahead in October 2023 to build 345 flats at Cartwright House in Holbeck. Final approval was subject to 24 affordable
Customers of Leeds City Council will soon benefit from faster, more convenient access to services, after senior councillors gave the nod for work to begin on a new customer services transformation programme. At yesterday’s meeting of the executive board, councillors approved an investment of £12 million over three and a
Families will be consulted on a shake-up of children’s centres which could see services run with fewer buildings and staff. Leeds City Council said it could save £2.45m after launching a review of the future of 56 centres. Plans include a workforce re-organisation, more sharing of buildings and some services for families
