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Turley in Leeds City Centre
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Expertise in Leeds As a leading planning consultancy in Leeds, we have delivered some of the most high profile developments in recent years and continue to advise on significant city centre assets. Through this work we have built excellent working relationships with Leeds City Council officers at both technical and senior levels, and other key stakeholders including Leeds Civic Trust. Our Leeds office has a range of skills and experience to fit diverse client briefs. Working as part of the wider Northern Planning Team, we are able to draw on the expertise of over 20 qualified town planners. We have advised on a number of projects ranging from local and regional interests, to national and international investments across a variety of sectors. Significant recent projects have included a number of mixed-use, residential-led and office city centre projects, a heat from waste distribution network and a number of education projects. 2
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Leeds City Centre
Leeds is a growing and ambitious city at the heart of the city region. It is the UK’s
largest city region outside London, with a total economic output of £66.5 billion
and a population of 3 million.
The city is the regional capital and the main economic driver Leeds City Centre performs a key economic, strategic and
for Yorkshire and the Humber. It has a diverse economy, with cultural role at the heart of the Metropolitan District and the
the potential to grow in a number of key sectors, including city region. The adopted Development Plan makes it clear
health and medical, financial and business services, low carbon that it is the focus for major employment and job growth,
manufacturing, creative, cultural and digital, retail, housing a premier destination for retail development and a range
and construction, and social enterprise and the third sector. of commercial activity, and the prestigious location for major
cultural facilities.
The city region has the largest concentration of financial,
professional services and digital jobs in the UK outside of Key strengths of the city centre include its distinctive historic
London. In recent years, it has also become an increasingly core, high quality public realm and the delivery of iconic
important visitor destination for both business and leisure architecture and urban design solutions. The adopted
tourism. Recent research has found that over 26 million Development Plans recognise that these factors combine
visitors arrive in Leeds per annum, with tourism bringing to present the city centre as a major opportunity for
£1.75 million to the local economy and supporting over longer-term growth and enhancement.
20,000 jobs.
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Leeds South Bank
An opportunity area
Leeds South Bank is an ambitious project to double the size of Leeds
City Centre. The South Bank is one of the largest city centre regeneration
initiatives in Europe and is aimed at regenerating 253 hectares of previously
industrial land into a distinctive global destination for living, learning,
creativity and leisure.
It is envisaged that the South Bank will form a central The South Bank project also proposes to create a series
and integrated part of the new city, with streets, public of well-connected neighbourhoods which complement
spaces and buildings which invite people to live, work and play. each other, and support a number of defined employment
areas and ultimately the local economy.
South Bank benefits from connections to the city centre
with links to employment, education, retail, leisure and
services. The South Bank initiative proposes to enhance
existing links and create new connections between South
Bank and the city centre, which will include the promotion
of strategic green networks.
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Key Turley Projects Key:
Site 1 – Mabgate
Site 2 – Leeds District
Heating Network
–– Site 2A – Saxton Gardens Energy
Centre
–– Site 2B – Cross Green Energy
Centre
Site 3 – X1 South Bank
Site 4 – Majestic
Site 5 – Central Square
Site 6 – Northern Civic Quarter
Site 7 – Yarn Street
Site 8 – Leeds University
Technical College
Site 9 - The Ruth
Gorse Academy
Site 10 - Blenheim Court
Site 11 - Round Foundry
and Marshall’s Mill
Leeds District:
West End
Innovation
Civic
Office
Arena and Grand
Northgate
Retail and Leisure
Cultural
South Bank
East Side
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Central Square, Leeds
Exemplar scheme in the heart CLIENT
of Leeds Roydhouse Developments and Marrico
Asset Management
The site was a former Royal Mail building which
closed in 1998. Phase 1 of its redevelopment LPA
was started in 2003, in the form of the
Leeds City Council
refurbishment of the old tower into a
residential scheme now known as West Point. STATUS
We provided planning advice and support
Project completed and occupied
throughout the project, supporting the
consultant team, including the architects SERVICES
(DLA), in delivering a planning permission.
Planning
This building was the first “London spec”
graded office building in the city.
Leeds University Technical College
Engineering UTC completes CLIENT
the education hub in Leeds BAM Construction Ltd
We were asked to assist BAM Construction Ltd LPA
on the first University Technical College (UTC)
Leeds City Council
in Leeds. The scheme was promoted by its
sponsors as a new education offer specialising
STATUS
in engineering, completing the education hub
in the city centre. The building is listed and we Planning permission granted
provided an initial Heritage Assessment to
identify the important features and attributes, SERVICES
alongside the less sensitive features. Planning, Heritage and Townscape
We provided the planning strategy for the
scheme through to the determination of the
planning and listed building applications,
including co-ordinating consultation with the
Leeds Civic Society and leading negotiations
with Leeds City Council. The scheme was
determined within the target determination date
using delegated powers, and is now occupied.
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Majestic, Leeds
Transformation of the CLIENT
landmark Majestic building Rushbond
The redevelopment of the grade II listed LPA
Majestic building will provide a mixed-use,
Leeds City Council
primarily office-led, development with the
ground and lower ground floors assigned to STATUS
leisure uses including restaurants and bars.
Under construction
We undertook detailed pre-application
discussions with Leeds City Council including SERVICES
a pre-application presentation, which was
Planning, Heritage and Townscape,
received with enthusiasm by the panel members.
Sustainability, Strategic Communications
Due to the extensive engagement with the key
parties, the consents were secured promptly,
with both public and political support. The £40
million scheme is currently under construction,
with a construction period of 18 months.
Ruth Gorse Academy, Leeds
Education at the heart CLIENT
Image courtesy of Ryder Architects
of the city of Leeds BAM Construction Ltd
Turley joined the BAM Construction Ltd team LPA
to provide them with planning advice at ITT
Leeds City Council
stage. We were then retained to secure the
granting of planning permission. We provided STATUS
a review of the initial design options, prepared
Planning permission granted
and managed the planning application through
to determination, as well as assisting with SERVICES
community engagement. The application was
Planning
determined speedily enabling BAM to progress
in line with their build programme. The site
opened in September 2016.
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Image courtesy
of X1 and DK-Architects Hunslet Road, South Bank
Regeneration of a prominent CLIENT
brownfield site X1
The site was the former Evans Halshaw garage LPA
at 123-125 Hunslet Road Leeds. It is located
within the south-east of Leeds City Centre Leeds City Council
boundary and to the south-west of Leeds Dock.
The construction of up to 928 apartments STATUS
with ground floor commercial units set over Planning permission granted
five buildings of between 6-20 storeys and the
provision of car parking and high quality public SERVICES
realm. We provided planning advice and support Planning, Strategic Communications,
throughout the project, along with significant Design, Heritage and Townscape, Sustainability
input on Strategic Communications, Design,
Heritage & Townscape and Sustainability.
Hope Foundry
Delivering transformational CLIENT
regeneration within the Future Generation
Mabgate Development LPA
Framework area Leeds City Council
The site is located within a regeneration priority
area to the north-east of Leeds City Centre, STATUS
within the Mabgate Development Framework Planning permission granted
boundary. The scheme will provide 1,200
student beds with ground floor commercial SERVICES
units set over six buildings of between 2-10 Planning, Strategic Communications
storeys, and include the provision of high quality
public realm and car parking. We provided
planning advice and support throughout the
project, along with significant input regarding
Strategic Communications. Planning permission
was granted speedily enabling Future
Generation to meet their project programme.
10Northern Civic Quarter
Transforming the Northern CLIENT
Civic Quarter into a vibrant Idé Real Estate
city centre destination LPA
We gained full planning permission and listed Leeds City Council
building consent for the redevelopment of the
site of the former Leeds City Council offices, STATUS
which comprises three grade II listed buildings. Approved subject to a Section 106 Agreement
The project will involve the regeneration of SERVICES
the listed buildings as well as the construction
Planning, Heritage and Townscape,
of a new build element.
Strategic Communications, Sustainability,
Together the buildings will transform the Economics
Northern Civic Quarter site into a new business
and lifestyle destination with high-quality public
realm supporting a range of ‘best in class’ hotels,
flexible office space, bars and restaurants.
Round Foundry and Marshall’s Mill
Comprehensive landscape CLIENT
improvement and site Confidential
unification scheme LPA
The proposal seeks to comprehensively Leeds City Council
redesign the public realm for the Marshall’s Mill
and Round Foundry Site. The intention of the STATUS
public realm works is to improve the connection
Planning permission granted
between the two sites and achieve a feeling of
a single high quality unified development, aid SERVICES
wayfinding, and give the development a strong
recognisable identity. This will be achieved Planning, Heritage and Townscape
through a series of public realm improvement
interventions. We are providing planning advice
and support throughout the project, alongside
heritage and townscape input.
11Yarn Street Hunslet (H2010)
Riverside brownfield housing CLIENT
development leads area-wide Miller Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd
regeneration LPA
We obtained outline planning permission Leeds City Council
for residential development on this derelict
former industrial site for Isis Waterside. STATUS
We were retained by the purchaser, Miller
Planning permission granted
Homes, to advise on planning and urban design.
The proposal comprised a mixture of housing, SERVICES
with a focus on 280 units for family housing and
apartments fronting the river, along with four Planning, Design
shop or cafe units and a riverside pavilion.
We provided the co-ordinating role for
pre-application design discussions and
agreement was reached through a meticulous
urban design process. We submitted the
resulting planning application and prepared a
detailed Design and Access Statement. Planning
permission was granted in November 2008,
and in November 2012 the development won
“What House?” magazine’s gold medal as the
best brownfield regeneration project in the UK.
Leeds District Heating Network
Delivering low carbon heat CLIENT
to Leeds City Centre Vital Energi
We gained full planning permission for LPA
the construction of two energy centres at
Leeds City Council
Saxton Gardens and Cross Green, as well as
consents which allowed commencement
STATUS
of the development of the District Heating
Network pipeline across 31 zones. Together, Construction complete
these components will connect the Recycling
and Energy Recovery Facility and provide low SERVICES
carbon heat to residents and business across Planning, Strategic Communications
the city centre.
12Blenheim Court (Blenheim Point)
Purpose built student CLIENT
accommodation in the S Harisson Developments Ltd
on behalf of University of Leeds
education quarter
We secured full planning permission for LPA
this student accommodation development. Leeds City Council
The scheme makes efficient use of a
brownfield site, close to two of Leeds’ STATUS
universities and at the heart of the education
Planning permission granted
quarter. We undertook extensive pre-
application discussions with the council to
SERVICES
ensure that the submitted scheme respected
the urban and linear context of one of the main Planning
routes into the city centre from north Leeds,
and the more sensitive context of low terraced
housing, a conservation area and listed
buildings to the rear of the site.
The site sits in a key location with considerable
visual sensitivity, as well as sitting in the zone of
sensitivity for wide ranging views of the iconic
“Parkinson Building” and several prominent
church spires. The scheme achieved a
successful balance between maximising the
need to provide more purpose built student
accommodation and a sensitive visual
context. The site opened for postgraduate
students in September 2018.
13Key Contacts
Matthew Sheppard Stephen Bell
Director Senior Director,
matthew.sheppard@turley.co.uk Head of Planning North
stephen.bell@turley.co.uk
Sarah Cox Dale Greetham
Associate Director Senior Planner
sarah.cox@turley.co.uk dale.greetham@turley.co.uk
Katie Purdam
Planner
katie.purdam@turley.co.uk
14Neil Woodhouse Claire Easton
Director, Design Senior Consultant, Heritage
neil.woodhouse@turley.co.uk claire.easton@turley.co.uk
Michael Browne
Senior Consultant, EIA
michael.browne@turley.co.uk
For all enquiries
please contact:
0113 386 3800
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