Built Environment Networking Blog: Yorkshire News

Planning Approved for Major Government Hub in York

York’s ambitious plan for a state-of-the-art government office development has received the go-ahead from the City of York Council Planning Committee. The six-storey, 195,000 sq ft government hub, proposed by Network Rail, Homes England, and the Government Property Agency (GPA), is set for completion in 2027/2028. Designed to house up to 2,600 civil servants, the […]

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Planning consent secured for next phases of Whitehall Riverside scheme

Town Centre Securities PLC (TCS), has secured planning consent for the next phases on the flagship mixed-use Whitehall Riverside development site in Leeds including two office buildings, a 478 space CitiPark car park and a hotel/aparthotel. The plan forms part of the wider regeneration of the strategically located riverside scheme and could see up to 235,000 sq […]

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Planning secured as £185M Leeds urban village moves forward

Joint venture partners Cole Waterhouse and Tonia Investments have secured a significant amended planning consent for Leeds Urban Village, a £185 million mixed-use, residential led scheme in the East of Leeds city centre. The partnership acquired the 3.8-acre site in May 2022 with full detailed planning permission for 1,012 apartments across five towers with commercial […]

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Plans approved for 1,400-home development in Leeds

A major new residential development with more than 500 affordable homes will be built on brownfield land west of Leeds city centre, after plans were approved by the council today. Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has been given the green light to transform the vacant 13-acre riverside plot on Kirkstall Road and […]

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Plans for 3000+ Homes in Yorkshire

Caddick Group, the developer behind the proposed Maltkiln project situated between York and Harrogate, has announced a public consultation event to be held in Kirk Hammerton next month. Scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, at Kirk Hammerton village hall from 2pm to 8pm, the event aims to provide the local community with an opportunity to review […]

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Plans for landmark York and North Yorkshire devolution deal revealed

Long-awaited proposals for a landmark devolution deal to hand over key decision-making powers while bringing hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to York and North Yorkshire have been unveiled. The proposed 30 year devolution agreement would deliver funding for key policies and strategies, providing better roads and public transport, improving education and job opportunities, […]

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Plans submitted for a ‘Wembley of the North’ in Bradford

Bradford has submitted a £50m bid to the Government’s Levelling-Up Fund for the development of a 25,000-capacity indoor stadium. If built, the stadium would become the largest permanently covered stadium in England and would host major music and entertainment events – and also become home to famous rugby league club Bradford Bulls. A Council spokesman […]

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Plans to transform Castleford town centre set to be approved

Plans to develop and shape future regeneration in Castleford are set to be approved at the next meeting of Cabinet members. The ambitious plan, known as the ‘Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF), is a guide to how Castleford town centre could be transformed over the next 10 to 20 years, to bring improvements that could benefit […]

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Plans unveiled for East Yorkshire business park expansion

East Yorkshire based Lovel Developments has unveiled plans to deliver 400,000 sq ft of new space in the existing business parks near J38 on the M62 at Newport. This expansion plan is to help meet the demand for employment space and to drive investment and growth. Philip Lovel, Founder of Lovel Developments, said: “We began […]

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Platform files application for a £500m mixed-use development in Leeds

Leading build-to-rent (BTR)developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to create an ambitious 1.3 million sq ft mixed-use development on Sweet Street. The site is located in the South Bank regeneration area which is extending the city centre to the south.  Signalling long-term investment in the region, the proposed […]

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