Leeds is targeting new local plans

Housing numbers, Greenbelt land, affordable homes, sustainable infrastructure, and space ambitions for more office and industrial land are all laid out in the Council's current plans.

The Council is updating the Leeds Local Plan. This shows the forecasts for new developments to take place, where they are, and what they will look like.

The original LLP is scheduled to be filed in 2023 and addressed issues such as carbon targeting, zero-zero building, green and blue infrastructure, and location creation.

However, changes to national guidance on Netzero Building and objections from developers regarding the feasibility and feasibility of the purpose have resulted in the original version being stopped, leading to the creation of a new plan.

The current LLP is divided into five development plan documents. This new plan will combine five DPDs into one with the aim of making it clearer and easier for planners and developers to set the amount, type, design and location of development needed by 2042.

Next week's council meeting will discuss the purpose of developing housing and infrastructure needed for the community, with a total of 35 goals.

Of these, the main objectives that will affect the real estate industry are as follows:

We have identified 82,371 homes to meet the local housing needs needed throughout the district, providing significantly more affordable homes in all communities. The report states that, despite Leeds offering more affordable homes than comparable cities, 700 were built in 2023/24, so it would need to reach 2,200 each year to clear the backlog. The proposal is that for non-green belt greenfield sites, 50% affordable housing expectations are set. Focusing on a mix of delivered homes, including a significant increase in senior homes, accessible homes, student accommodation and district green belt boundaries, district green belt boundaries can be updated to allow delivery of at least 7m square feet of office floor space to realize city centre and public transport, particularly to identify industries to identify city centre and public transport industries. Increased development density in and around the city centre will increase building reuse and construction materials, assessing the entire lifecycle of new buildings and adopting sustainable construction methods with a focus on zero carbon buildings, minimizing carbon usage.

The full report can be found here.