FOR SALE Land at Stanks Gardens, Swarcliffe, Leeds, LS14 5LS - Residential Development Opportunity 0.85 ha (2.1 acres) - Leeds City Council
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FOR SALE
Land at Stanks Gardens,
Swarcliffe, Leeds, LS14 5LS
Residential Development Opportunity
0.85 ha (2.1 acres)
ABOUT LEEDS
Leeds is the UK’s fastest growing city and is the main driver of a city region economy
worth £60 billion per annum, with a combined population of 3 million and a workforce
of 1.5 million.
It has been identified as the most attractive city in A total of £4 billion has been invested in large scale
the North for inward investment and is home to the development projects over the last ten years and
largest number of high growth businesses outside there is a further £5.8 billion worth of development
London and the South East. under construction and in the pipeline.
Leeds is the largest centre outside London for Modern Leeds landmarks include the award-winning
financial and business services and has one of the Trinity Leeds retail and leisure development,
most diverse economies of the all the UK’s main Broadcasting Place at Leeds Beckett University and
employment centres. the 13,500 capacity first direct arena.
The city has three internationally recognised Leeds is an exceptionally green city; within just a
universities, one of the largest further education few miles of the centre, the city opens out onto the
colleges in the UK and Europe’s largest teaching landscape, townships and villages of the Yorkshire
hospital trust. Dales.
The BBC’s regional headquarters in located in Leeds Located at the intersection of the national motorway
and it is the only UK city with its own opera and network, Leeds is just over two hours by rail from
ballet company. London Kings Cross. Leeds Bradford Airport is the
UK’s fastest growing regional airport.
2014 saw Leeds stage the grandest of Grand Départs
when Yorkshire hosted the first stage of the Tour
de France and the city is now bidding to become 1.
European Capital of Culture in 2023.
Leeds has an exceptional architectural heritage with
set pieces of Victorian architecture such as Leeds
Town Hall, the Corn Exhange, Grand Theatre and
Kirkgate Markets and the city’s covered shopping
arcades taking pride of place.
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1. Victoria Gate.
2. Trinity Leeds.
3. Broadcasting Place, Leeds Beckett University.
4. Grand Départ, Leeds, Tour de France 2014.
5. first direct arena.
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PROPERTY DETAILS
Leeds City Council is offering for sale land suitable for residential development, the site of the
former St Gregory’s RC Primary School, measuring approximately 0.85 ha (2.1 acres) located at
Stanks Gardens, Swarcliffe, Leeds, LS14. Offers are invited for the site by informal tender
with a closing date for receipt of offers and scheme proposals of 12 noon Friday 2 March 2018.
The nearby Langbar Retail Centre on Swarcliffe
SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
Avenue is anchored by Co-op stores and provides local
shopping facilities and Seacroft Green Shopping
Centre, anchored by a Tesco Extra store is less than
1 mile to the east of the site. There is easy access to
Leeds, York and Harrogate via the nearby A64 York
Road and A6110 Leeds Ring Road.
PLANNING
The site has been identified in the Leeds City Council
Draft Site Allocations Plan (SAP) as being suitable for
residential development (subject to planning), with a
site capacity of 33 houses. An extract from the SAP
and a site constraints plan outlining key design
principles are included in the additional documents
which are available to download from the Council’s
website www.leeds.gov.uk/property or Rightmove
www.rightmove.co.uk.
The site, comprising two parcels of land shown
coloured blue on the plan included below, measures
approximately 0.85 ha (2.1 acres) and is located
around 5 miles east of Leeds city centre in the
established residential area of Swarcliffe.
Part of the site was formerly occupied by St Gregory’s
RC Primary School which was vacated and demolished
to leave a predominantly flat site ready for
development. The site is located in the heart of
Swarcliffe adjacent to St Gregory’s Youth and Adult
Centre and backing on to an area of recreational
greenspace. The Swarcliffe estate has recently
undergone a £100m housing refurbishment scheme
and Persimmon Homes have redeveloped parts of the
estate with new build private housing.
In accordance with the requirements of Core Strategy
policy G4, a commuted sum will be required in lieu of
on-site greenspace provision in this instance. This
sum is intended to be used towards open space
improvements and play provision on the adjacent
recreational land to the south west of the site and will
be calculated based on the number of units proposed
and secured via a legal agreement as part of any
planning application for the development of the site.
PROPERTY DETAILS
All schemes should reflect the guidance in the “Street TENURE
Design Guide” Supplementary Planning Document.
All documents are available on www.leeds.gov.uk/ldf. The sites are being sold freehold with vacant
Please also see the Council’s Supplementary Planning possession upon completion as shown coloured blue
Document (SPD) “Parking”, Jan 2016 for guidance on on the plans included in these details.
parking standards.
FEES
A design and access statement should be submitted The purchaser will contribute to the Council’s costs
as part of the planning application, including an based on 4% of the gross sum offered in addition to
analysis of the local context. the purchase price.
Technical Information in relation to access and VAT
services is available to download from
www.rightmove.co.uk . The information provided is The Council reserves the right to charge VAT.
advisory only and prospective purchasers should
make their own enquiries on these matters. OFFER PROCEDURE
Offers and scheme proposals are invited by a closing
Leeds City Council is committed to working with date of 12 noon on Friday 2 March 2018. Offers must
applicants at the pre-application stage of planning be submitted using the standard offer form, which can
proposals and actively encourages pre-application be downloaded, and must be submitted in an
discussions for all types of development. Further unmarked envelope to the Council by the closing date.
details are available on the Council’s website at For further information relating to the offer procedure
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/council/Pages/Pre- please contact Mike Ross, mike.ross@leeds.gov.uk ;
application-enquiries.aspx. Please note that there is 0113 378 7672.
a fee.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIEWING
Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to
the requirements of the Planning Authority and make The site may be viewed from the adjacent public
their own enquiries as to the suitability of the site for highway. Leeds City Council cannot be held
their purposes. responsible for any damage or injury sustained by any
person(s) viewing or carrying out inspections or
investigations on site.
This information is for guidance only and is provided
on a without prejudice basis and does not obviate the
need for independent consideration of town planning
requirements for the site. All offers will be assessed
on deliverability of the proposal supporting the offer
set against the requirements of planning and
highways policy.
Further copies of this brochure can be obtained by
visiting the City Council’s website at
www.leeds.gov.uk/property or www.rightmove.co.uk.
This information can be made available in large print,
braille and on computer disc. The text can also be
made available in a number of languages. Tel: 0113
ACCESS/SERVICES 378 7683
The site is currently accessed from Stanks Gardens
and Swarcliffe Avenue, which are both adopted
highways.
Technical Information in relation to access and
services is available to download from the Council’s
website www.leeds.gov.uk/property or Rightmove
www.rightmove.co.uk. The information provided is
advisory only and prospective purchasers should
make their own enquiries on these matters.
PROPERTY DETAILS
CONTACT DETAILS
General Enquiries
Mike Ross
Housing Growth Team
tel: 0113 378 7672
e-mail: mike.ross@leeds.gov.uk
Highways & Technical
Nazneen Malik
tel: 0113 378 7463
e-mail: Nazneen.malik@leeds.gov.uk
Planning Enquiries
Planning Services (Development Enquiry Centre)
tel: 0113 378 7600
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The particulars and any documentation are provided
for the guidance only of potential purchasers or
developers and will not form part of any contract
which may be entered into. No representation or
warranty is made or given in relation to the condition
or suitability of any services. All proposals made will
be subject to further detailed negotiations and subject
to contract, and the Council may decide not to pursue
negotiations in relation to all or any of the proposals
which it may receive or may decide to invite other
proposals. The Council will not be liable for any
inaccuracy in these particulars or in any other
documents or for any costs, fees and expenses
incurred in viewing the sites, in preparing and
submitting proposals or in undertaking any
negotiations with the Council. None of the matters in
these particulars or in any other documents or in any
proposals which may be made will constitute an
agreement or collateral contract with the Council.
PROPERTY PLANS
PROPERTY PLANS
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