Plans to build 120 affordable homes on the site of a former Lloyds Banking Group office in west Leeds are set to be approved by councillors next week.
Developers Breck Homes and the Bank of Scotland have applied for planning permission to transform the vacant Cote Lane site in Farsley into a mixed development of flats, maisonettes and family homes.
Planning officers have recommended the scheme for approval ahead of a meeting of Leeds City Council’s West Plans Panel.
The development, close to the Dawson’s Corner roundabout, would provide a mix of affordable housing on land previously occupied by the banking group’s former call centre.
The application has attracted mixed views from local residents.
Four objections were submitted, with concerns centred on the scale and density of the proposed development, while Conservative councillor Andrew Carter also raised concerns about the overall size of the scheme and its potential impact on road safety. One objector said the proposal represented an “over-development of the site”, arguing that its scale and intensity were excessive.
However, the plans have also received support from local residents and Labour ward cllr Peter Carlill.
Supporters said the development would deliver much-needed affordable housing in a sustainable location while bringing a long-vacant site back into use.
One supporter described the redevelopment as preferable to the land remaining vacant or underused.
The proposals have been revised since the same applicants submitted plans for 133 homes on the site last year.
If councillors back the scheme, final approval will be delegated to Leeds City Council’s chief planning officer, subject to the completion of a legal agreement.
The developer would also contribute more than £260,000 towards improvements to local green spaces as part of the planning obligations.
