£15m investment planned to create best-in-class food and leisure destination
Trinity Leeds owner, Landsec, has lodged plans to spend £15m on expanding its Trinity Kitchen concept.
Should the application be successful, it will be Trinity’s biggest investment into the centre since it opened in 2013.
The plans aim to create 72,000 sq ft of space, including a new terrace offering views overlooking City Square. The expansion will transform a previously unused 15,000 sq ft space above the existing Trinity Kitchen.
More jobs will be created as a result of the investment, with additional brands being brought to the centre.
Trinity Kitchen first opened in 2013, offering an evolving rotation of street food vans and permanent eateries.
Almost 300 independent traders have showcased their food to 800,000 Trinity Kitchen guests each year, through street food pop-ups and permanent dining.
Steven Foster, centre director at Trinity Leeds, said: “This will enhance and expand the space for the long term and build a best-in-class food and leisure destination.
“We believe in its future, the current and future suppliers and operators, the new experience it will offer, and what it will bring not only to Trinity Leeds but to the city centre, the people of Leeds and the wider communities we serve.
“Trinity Kitchen pioneered a unique indoor street food concept in the UK when it first launched in 2013, and is one of the city’s greatest success stories of the last 10 years – not just for the millions of people who have enjoyed dining here, but also the social value – from the jobs created to the food businesses that have grown their brands here, generating value for them and the local economy.”
Proposals for the Trinity Kitchen development will be reviewed by Leeds City Council with a decision anticipated later this year. If approved, works are expected to start in spring 2025.
