Planning green light for more than 400 homes at mixed use development

Developer Vastint UK, which is behind the proposed mixed-use Aire Park district, has received planning permission for the first homes within the scheme at Leeds South Bank.

Approved plans will see development of 418 build-to-rent homes across seven buildings on the corner of Crown Point Road and Bowman Lane.

Featuring a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments, the new buildings also include 44 affordable homes which will be the first to be delivered.

Designed by Cartwright Pickard, the seven buildings will be surrounded by landscaping, including woodland courtyards.

This landscaping is designed to create a natural transition between the residential community and a new eight-acre park which will become one of the largest new city centre parks in the UK.

Simon Schofield, head of development North at Vastint UK, said: “We’re pleased to have received planning permission to deliver these much-needed homes to the city of Leeds.

“The first residential buildings are another major milestone in the future of the development and these will be the first of over 1,350 new homes within the completed Aire Park.

“We’re now preparing to start on site later this year, and looking forward to seeing the Aire Park community grow and evolve as it develops its unique identity and place within the city.”

Vastint UK says it is targeting completion of delivery of Aire Park by 2032, at which point the area will be home to over 11,000 workers and up to 3,000 residents.