Plans for 17-storey commercial scheme submitted

Plans for the “largest commercial scheme in Leeds” – totalling 330,000 sq ft and standing at 17-storeys – have been submitted.

McLaren Property has submitted plans to Leeds City Council to build what it says will be the largest multi-occupied workspace in Leeds city centre.

The 330,000 sq ft office development on Wellington Street will stand at 17 storeys and become home to firms from the TMT, digital and creative sectors, as well as professional and financial services companies.

Designed by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher, the building will create 3,000 jobs and provide significant improvement to the public urban realm around Wellington Street, Lisbon Street, Cropper Gate and Skinner Street.

Oliver Westray, Development Director for McLaren Property, said: “The proposed building will house a range of workspaces to accommodate requirements from a single desk up to full floors, while allowing business of all sizes to work together.

“Leeds is a prosperous hub for technology, financial and professional services and we have designed this building to be like nothing that exists in Leeds at this moment in time.

“By focusing on delivering a forward thinking, tech enabled development with large, efficient floor plates, we are looking to attract both local and new businesses as well as future inward investors. Our building will enable occupiers to attract and retain the best talent, offer high levels of amenity, while improving staff productivity and wellbeing and driving business collaboration and innovation.”

McLaren Property is a part of McLaren Construction Group.