Sale unlocks land to accommodate dozens more homes

Keyland Developments Ltd, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has sold a site in Pudsey to Leeds Federated Housing Association for the delivery of 54 new homes.

Keyland secured outline planning consent from Leeds City Council for the homes under a Planning Promotional Agreement (PPA) with a local landowner in 2021.

The site was marketed with the benefit of outline planning permission and a suite of technical information by Keyland and the Leeds office of Cushman & Wakefield.

It represents Keyland’s first completed PPA sale in which it acted as Land Promoter as well as joint owner with the neighbouring landowner.

The PPAs involve Keyland working with independent landowners, corporates, and regulated bodies to overcome obstacles to development on strategic sites to facilitate development by securing planning consent for future use.

The 5.5-acre site is in an established residential area mid-way between the centres of Leeds and Bradford, next to Owlcotes Reservoir on Owlcotes Road.

Matthew Turnbull, land & planning manager at Keyland Developments Ltd, said: “The purpose of our PPA agreements is to align our interests with those of the landowner, and it enables landowners of any scale to maximise the potential from their sites without incurring any risk or cost to themselves.

“The planning consent and subsequent sale to Leeds Federated Housing Association has facilitated new homes to contribute to the local authority’s long-term housing targets.”

Phil Roebuck, partner at Cushman & Wakefield who acted for Keyland in the land sale, added: “The unlocking of this site in a highly sustainable location has enabled the delivery of new homes at a time when regional shortages are well documented.

“The new development will complement its surroundings and benefit from nearby amenities, services, and transport.”