Housing development to bring Leeds school site back to life
DEVELOPERS have been given the go-ahead to create an £8m new homes development in Upper Wortley that will see a former school transformed into a village development consisting of 49 family homes.
Leeds-based property company Rushbond Group and Advent Developments will convert the grade II listed Upper Wortley School building into 13, two and three bedroom, loft style houses and build 36 family homes in the school’s grounds.
Advent previously converted Lower Wortley Primary School into apartments and mews houses and earlier this year both Advent and Rushbond also completed a 38-home scheme in York that included the conversion of a former Victorian school with homes built in the grounds.
Work is expected to start in the coming months on the development, which has been named Greenhill Fold in recognition of its local position between the Green Hill and Top Fold areas of Upper Wortley.
Tim Reeve said: “We are delighted to have secured planning permission for this development. It’s clear from the feedback that we’re receiving from local residents that people in the area share this sentiment and are keen for the site to become an integral part of the community again.
“The former Victorian school has stood empty for almost 10 years, but it’s a superb building and a local landmark so it will be great to bring it back to life.”
