The plans have been given the green light.
Grand plans to redevelop the old Yorkshire Evening Post site in Leeds into more than 2,000 residential and student flats have been approved in principle.
Most of the flats on offer will be purpose-built student accommodation, though the 25-storey building will feature 348 one, two and three-bed residential apartments. A new attractive public realm space, with 70 new trees, will be cultivated between the blocks too. Speaking on behalf of applicants Urbanite, James Beynon said: “The developer completely agrees with you. We recognise the iconic nature of the clock tower. The structure itself holding it up has to come down, for wind mitigation purposes. Until it comes down and we look at it, we don’t what condition it’s in and whether or not we can reuse it.”
He said: “I know the pressure the applicant will come under because that is the visual spot in Leeds. The money they’ll be offered will be tremendous, but I’m sorry, I don’t want that to happen. That would be a bad thing.”
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