What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A former furniture shop can be converted into a hot food takeaway after plans were agreed with the council. Planners at Leeds City Council approved an application for a change of use of the premises at Beeston hill. A new shopfront and extraction unit were proposed as part of the
The £30m expansion of a school for children with special needs is set to go ahead after planning permission was approved. Leeds City Council will expand Broomfield SILC (specialist inclusive learning centre) in Belle Isle with 100 extra places. The project will meet a growing need in the city to
Padel tennis will be played at a new sports centre after plans were agreed with the city council. Part of a former film studio on Whitehall Road in Leeds will be converted into racket sport courts after Leeds City Council granted planning permission. Eight padel courts will be created at
A New York-style pizza business can open its first takeaway in the city after plans were agreed with the council. Edges Pizza applied to convert a vacant railway arch at Fourth Court on Bridge Road in Holbeck. Pizzas will be pre-ordered online from the collection-only shop after Leeds City Council
A new catering unit is set to boost income for a community club helping youngsters in south Leeds. Planning permission has been granted for a temporary shipping container unit to serve hot and cold food and drinks at the Hunslet Club. The non-profit organisation applied to the council to install
A new Premier Inn hotel will help boost the city centre economy after plans were agreed with the council. Permission was sought to convert Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck, into a 131-bed hotel. Extensions will be added to the former office building as part of the project by
A new McDonald’s is set to open after the company secured permission to convert a vacant shop unit in a South Leeds retail park. The fast food chain is planning to operate a restaurant at Crown Point Shopping Park in Hunslet. Leeds City Council gave planning consent for a new
Vastint UK the developer behind Aire Park, Leeds’ new 24-acre mixed used district on the former Tetley brewery site, has received planning permission from Leeds City Council to bring one of Europe’s largest electric vehicle charging car parks to Leeds. The private multistorey car park which will be located to
Planning permission has been granted for the former Holy Spirit church on Tempest Road in Beeston Hill to become an online clothing business and café. The application was discussed by the South & West Plans Panel on 3 October after objections were raised by local ward councillors. The applicants plan
A former school site in Leeds is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art community sports hub. Proposals for the new development – on land in Holbeck once occupied by Matthew Murray High School – were approved yesterday (6 June 2024) at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s south and