What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Thursday (12 December 2013) the Council’s City Plans Panel will be considering one of the most important planning applications* which affects south Leeds for some years. Land Securities – the owners of the White Rose Shopping Centre (WRSC) -want to expand it by providing new and enlarged shops
So the park and ride off Elland Road has received the go ahead after all. The Leeds Citizen blog was there and reports city councillors today approved the plans 11-1. The proposals were for a 425-space main car park, with 15 dedicated disabled spaces and an overspill area for another
The 7/7 bombers caused terrible death and destruction, but in some ways they did Beeston a favour. In the aftermath of the bombings most people locally came together to refute the allegation that the bombers somehow represented Beeston, or that Beeston was an “Islamic slum” as one of the
APPLICATION 11/04306/OT. Demolish existing buildings and erect a retail foodstore (Class A1), with car parking, landscaping and access. Site of Asda store, Old Lane, Beeston, LS11 8AG. I am writing in connection with the above application which is to be considered by the Plans Panel South and West, which
This Thursday, 20th June there are three items affecting south Leeds to be considered at South and West Plans Panel: a pre-application consideration of proposals for the former Icepak factory on Barkly Road, Leeds 11 and the two applications for a supermarket on Old Lane, Leeds 11 from Tesco
Planning is a hot topic round our way. The battle between Tesco and Asda comes to a head on Thursday when the Council’s South and West Plans Plan will also hear a pre-application presentation from Aspiring Communities about their site on Barkly Road. Meanwhile the whole city is being
Should the Matthew Murray High School site in Holbeck be redeveloped as houses or green space, or a mix of the two? Should Dewsbury Road “town centre” (shopping area) be expanded? Should the Holbeck Police Station site be redeveloped as housing, shopping, or green space once the Police have
The Leeds Citizen brings news that the planning war on Old Lane, Beeston between Asda and Tesco is over. Well nearly … It’s been a long, hard-fought struggle, but it looks like the store wars in Beeston in south Leeds between supermarket giants Asda and Tesco could finally come
Leeds City Council launch a public consultation today asking the people of Leeds to help them pick the best sites for the development of new housing, retail employment and greenspace. The population of Leeds is predicted to grow by 100,000 over the next 15 years, from its current level of
The proposed development of the Ice Pak site on Barkly Road in Beeston wasn’t on the agenda, but a packed meeting of Beeston Community Forum still discussed it at length at tonight’s meeting. Many residents have concerns about the proposed multi-faith centre. Whilst these concerns centre on increased levels of