Consent secured for ‘pioneering’ mixed use city centre scheme
Bruntwood Works has launched its vision for West Village Leeds, after planning permission for the development was secured.
The approved plans will see the West One Estate in Leeds city centre transformed into a connected destination for business and the community.
It will comprise work spaces designed to support wellbeing and productivity. It will also act as a place for local independent food and drink pop-ups, with restorative green spaces.
The focal point of the 229,000 sq ft site will be a landscaped courtyard which will feature a flexible event and communal space.
A new four-storey extension wrapped in wildflower planting will create two private terraces and roof gardens for customers overlooking the central courtyard. The site’s existing retail units along Wellington Street will also be enhanced.
Also on site, will be a fitness and wellbeing studio, along with the largest cycle storage facility in Leeds, with links to the city’s new cycle connect scheme on Wellington Street.
The project will be the first Bruntwood Works’ Pioneer development in Yorkshire, as part of its £200m programme to create forward-thinking work spaces of the future.
Once complete in 2023, the site is expected to attract a wide range of businesses, from hot desking entrepreneurs to those wanting to establish a new HQ across an entire floor or more.
Ciara Keeling, CEO of Bruntwood Works, said: “West Village Leeds will be a new destination for collaboration, community and creativity.
“Leeds has always been a meeting of minds, from the trading of ideas in the walls of the Corn Exchange, to the market where Marks met Spencer, it’s a place where commercial vitality and collaboration go hand in hand, and it’s this spirit of innovation and togetherness we want to harness.
“West Village Leeds marks the latest milestone in our longstanding commitment to investing in Yorkshire.
“As our first Pioneer development in the city, the project’s location within the innovation arc will provide customers with access to the university’s talented graduates, as well as a range of world class research and development facilities.”
