Former Leeds police station to be demolished to make way for 127 new flats
Former Leeds police station set to be demolished to make way for 127 new flats.
The redevelopment of a former police station into homes can go ahead after a legal agreement was signed.
The former Weetwood Police Station, in north Leeds, will be demolished to make way for 127 flats.
Councillors first put the scheme forward for approval at a plans panel meeting in January 2025.
Weetwood Developments Ltd has since agreed to a list of planning conditions with Leeds City Council.
A planning officer’s report said: “The proposed building incorporates an L-shaped format which ranges between four and six storeys in height.
“The building also incorporates a work from home area adjacent to the building entrance for use by residents.”
Existing buildings at the site were used for TV production and a nursery and creche since it closed as a police station.
Adel Neighbourhood Forum raised objections to the planning application over the size and design of the new building, and road safety on nearby Lawnswood roundabout.
Concerns were also raised over the applicant’s contribution to affordable housing.
But council planning officers recommended that the scheme was approved.
Conditions to allow it to go ahead were agreed between the council and developer on April 15, planning documents show.