West Leeds industrial site to become new housing after council approval
A former industrial site in west Leeds looks set to be turned into homes after early plans were agreed with the council.
The former home of Pudsey Plant Hire on Lumby Lane would become nine new homes if the scheme goes ahead.
Leeds City Council gave outline planning permission, which gives consent in principle, for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site.
A planning officer’s report said the scheme would help deliver much-needed homes but would not lead to a strain on nearby schools and roads.
It said: “The proposal consists of the erection of up to nine dwellings.
“A development of this scale is considered to not exceed the capacity of transport, educational and health infrastructure in the locality.”
Details of the design and layout of the project would be decided at a later date.
But the proposal was considered appropriate for its location, already surrounded by residential properties, the report said.
It said: “It is noted that the setting is defined by residential development in cul-de-sacs off the through roads off Lumby Lane to the west of the site and Kent Road to the east.”