What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Two weeks ago Steve Peacock posted about the possible effects of the Council’s Core Transport Strategy on roads in Holbeck. South Leeds Life has been in touch with councillors for Beeston & Holbeck ward and Cllr David Congreve has issued the following statement: “The plan referred to is the Emerging
A wide variety of issues from takeaways and health to domestic violence and the area’s street cleaning services were discussed by local councillors. The meeting of the inner south area committee, held at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre in Middleton, saw councillors from all three local wards discuss important issues. Councillors
Before the present consultation about a new high school, I confess I hadn’t heard of “City Centre South”. Hunslet? Yes. Holbeck? Yes. But City Centre South? Where’s that? Where is this new part of Leeds? It is bounded by the River Aire to the north, the Inner Ring road extension