Housing and Regeneration

There are exciting schemes and projects across the Leeds City Region as a result of funding secured through the Leeds City Region Growth Deal, agreed between the government and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in July 2014.

These projects are expected to create thousands of permanent jobs as well as temporary construction opportunities. They will also unlock more than £100m of private investment, provide new local housing, and bring currently derelict sites back into use. 

Overall, Growth Deal spending for housing and regeneration is set to create around 3,500 construction and permanent jobs, 1,400 new homes and 40,000 sq m of new commercial office space – the equivalent of seven Wembley football pitches.

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Projects in this section

  1. Bath Road Remediation Work

    Our Leeds City Region Growth Deal investment into South Bank Leeds is helping to accelerate the building of new homes in one of Leeds’ key transformation sites.

    Read more about Bath Road Remediation Work
  2. Bradford Odeon

    In partnership with the LEP, the Combined Authority is helping to bring Bradford Odeon back into the big time

    Read more about Bradford Odeon
  3. Dewsbury Riverside

    The Dewsbury Riverside proposal looks to address the local, regional and national shortage of housing, whilst also contributing to the regeneration of the wider area, as a key element of the North Kirklees Growth Zone. The LEP is funding infrastructure and access works to unlock the housing site.

    Read more about Dewsbury Riverside
  4. Halifax Beech Hill

    Funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has helped to assist with the demolition of three high-rise tower blocks and a former Council depot to unlock the delivery of new housing. The funding will principally focus on the site assembly of Phase 1 of the regeneration project; this will include the construction of 105 new affordable homes. The project will also include parking facilities, a cycle route, landscaping, public open space and infrastructure works.

    Read more about Halifax Beech Hill
  5. Kirklees Housing Sites

    We’re helping to get land ready for more than 600 new homes in Ashbrow, near Huddersfield, and Soothill, in Batley, with Leeds City Region Growth Deal investment. Once house building works are complete, 610 new homes will be available, 54 of which will be affordable.

    Read more about Kirklees Housing Sites
  6. One City Park Bradford

    Together with the LEP, we invested Leeds City Region Growth Deal funding to support the demolition of a former police station in Bradford City Centre, ready for 8,500 square metres of high quality commercial space and 450 new jobs.

    Read more about One City Park Bradford
  7. New Bolton Woods

    145 new homes will be built on under-utilised land within the £150 million New Bolton Woods urban village development, near Bradford, following Leeds City Region Growth Deal investment.

    Read more about New Bolton Woods
  8. Wakefield Civic Quarter

    Leeds City Region Growth Deal investment part-funded the demolition of the old Rishworth Street multi-story car park in Wakefield’s Civic Quarter as part of a major regeneration project for the area.

    Read more about Wakefield Civic Quarter
  9. Wakefield South East Gateway- Rutland Mills

    Development of the Wakefield City Centre South East Gateway is a key priority for Wakefield Council, to raise the national profile of Wakefield within the Cultural and Creative sector and to transform the city’s image by redeveloping Kirkgate as a distinct part of the city centre, which links Wakefield’s retail core with the Waterfront and the new Tileyard Studios development at Rutland Mills.

    Read more about Wakefield South East Gateway- Rutland Mills
  10. York Central

    Our Leeds City Region Growth Deal is helping to fund the 72-hectare York Central development programme. The site is a Homes England Housing Infrastructure site.

    Read more about York Central
  11. York Guildhall

    Funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has part funded a £20m project to renovate York Guildhall into a new riverside business / events hub venue that will attract up to 250 high value jobs over the next five years, the new hub will re-energise the Grade 1-listed building while also supporting the job creation in the city centre.

    Read more about York Guildhall

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