Carillion submits plans for £80m Leeds scheme

WOLVERHAMPTON construction firm Carillion has submitted a planning application for the £80m regeneration of Tower Works in Holbeck on Leeds’ South Bank.

The designs will see the old industrial site, long earmarked for regeneration, brought back to life through a mix of homes, commercial office space, retail units and a cultural offer which will convert the Grade II listed Engine House into a cinema and boutique brewery and face onto a new public square.

The site has been designed to play a key role in connecting the wider Holbeck to the canal, the new station entrance and Leeds City Centre. Half the development is given over to pedestrian and public space, framing views of the Italianate Towers which give the site its name.

Carillion is set to deliver 90,000sq ft of commercial office space, 24,000sq ft of A1 and A3 retail restaurant and bar spaces alongside a mix of one, two and three bed apartments and town houses.

Gareth Jackson, development director for Carillion said: “This planning application is the culmination of our work with the HCA, Leeds City Council and local stakeholders to ensure that Tower Works is a fitting and successful addition to the Leeds South Bank regeneration area.

“Carillion’s commitment to Tower Works underlines our belief in the future of Holbeck. With iconic buildings, canalside living, great transport links and proximity to the City’s prime civic locations, it’s emerging as Leeds’ most exciting place to live and work.”

Tower Works is being designed by architects Jestico + Whiles and landscape architects Oobe and engineers WSP.

Commercial agents Knight Frank and Sanderson Wetherall have been appointed alongside residential agents CRBE and Morgans, and retail and leisure agents Pudney Shuttleworth. England & Lyle are providing planning consultancy to the developer.

Construction works are expected to begin in Spring 2016.