Keepmoat opens the door to £142m Leeds development

HOUSEBUILDERS Keepmoat have announced that Leeds is soon to see a major £142m development which will deliver 1,000 homes on brownfield land.

In collaboration with Leeds City Council and Strata homes, Keepmoat is redeveloping 13 sites in Seacroft, Halton Moor and Osmandthorpe.

The project is set to deliver affordable homes and purchasing initiatives such as Help to Buy.

The council has committed to ensuring development takes place on brownfield land first. Currently, around 70% of all new homes in Leeds are being delivered on brownfield sites.

Ian Hoad, operations director for Keepmoat in Yorkshire, said: “We are actively expanding our presence in West Yorkshire, where we see a real appetite for new homes. With 95% of our developments built on brownfield land we are perfectly placed to deliver this scheme and we’re thrilled to have been selected as chosen developer alongside Strata.

“Working in partnership with Strata will allow us to accelerate the delivery of these new homes, with the target of achieving 150 properties per annum.

“We aren’t just taking one development in one part of the region. We are completely overhauling three neighbourhoods and potentially putting nearly 1000 people in the region on the property ladder.”

Andrew Weaver, chief executive of Strata, said: “We very much look forward to providing a valued contribution to this exciting venture creating sustainable, diverse, attractive neighbourhoods and a legacy for Leeds that we can all be proud of.”

Leeds City Council’s executive member for regeneration, transport and planning, Councillor Richard Lewis, said: “With a clear focus on redeveloping brownfield land first we can lead the way in ensuring important new housing in Leeds is delivered.

“Using council land in a planned and co-ordinated way like this allows us to work with partners such as Keepmoat, Strata and others so that there is a supply of suitable, affordable, quality homes that meets Leeds’ need now and in the future.”

Work is due to start on site in early 2017.