New high-tech Speed Queen launderette set to open in Leeds shopping centre
The self-service washing facility is controlled by a mobile phone app 📱
A hi-tech launderette is set to open in a vacant shop unit in Leeds, after plans were agreed with the council.
Speed Queen will provide a self-service washing facility controlled by a mobile phone app at its new branch in Bramley Shopping Centre.
A former convenience store will be converted after Leeds City Council granted planning permission.
The company said its technology allowed customers to find available machines online and see when washing cycles were finished.
A planning report said: “These systems allow customers to select machines, make cashless payments and monitor wash and dry cycles in real time, with notifications available when cycles are complete.”
The new location was selected as part of expansion plans by Speed Queen, which already has more than 1,000 branches around Europe.
The new launderette would be close to existing retailers including a Tesco supermarket.
The report said: “Bramley Shopping Centre itself accommodates a range of facilities, including takeaways, convenience stores and other commercial units.
“Adjoining the shopping centre lies a Tesco supermarket.”
Leeds City Council said daily operating hours of 7am-10pm, including on Sundays bank holidays, were proposed.
A planning officer’s report said: “The proposal would deliver clear economic and social benefits by re-occupying a vacant unit within a designated town centre.”