Ambitious plans to develop five sites aim to create nearly 5,700 jobs

Keyland Developments, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, aims to create 5,680 jobs and unlock up to £225m gross value added across Leeds City Region by developing five sites.

It says this scheme would align with and support Leeds City Council and its ‘Leeds Local Plan 2040.’

Identified sites for development are Dunningley Lane in Tingley, Astley Lane in Swillington, Moor Road in Bramhope, Shadwell Grange in Roundhay and Hough Side Road in Pudsey.

Across the 97.3 acres, Keyland will look to deliver not only over 5,000 jobs but also 560 new homes for 1,288 new residents and over 1.1 million sq ft of commercial employment space.

Proposals for the five sites have been supported with figures facilitated by Keyland’s Valuation Tool, which calculates the value each site adds across six different capitals: Natural Value; Social Value; Human Value; Intellectual Value; Manufactured Value; and Financial Value.

Keyland says this valuation tool indicates it could create an additional value of £606m, over the life cycle of these five developments, when compared to “business as usual” approaches.

Luke Axe, land & planning director at the business, said: “The purpose of our Six Capitals Valuation Tool is to deliver added value through creating exceptional developments.

“Traditional measures of value only take into account a proportion of the total impact of a development.

“Sustainable development is at the heart of everything we do, so we take time to thoughtfully understand, measure and manage the impact of our developments and how they can bring the most benefits and value to the region.

“The delivery of these five developments will significantly support Leeds City Council’s vision and strategic objectives for the region’s future.”