For Sale on behalf of City Council

Land at Red Hall, Leeds, LS17 8NB

Prime, freehold, residential development opportunity in North Leeds, extending to approximately 49.5 acres (20 hectares)

08449 02 03 04 avisonyoung.co.uk/9375 The Opportunity Location - Leeds , located circa 3 miles to the south east of Red Hall, benefits is inviting offers Leeds is a thriving city in . It from a dedicated train station and from the market to acquire the is the UK’s third largest city with a Cross Gates shopping centre. freehold of a large, strategic, population of around 780,000. residential development The property itself is bounded by Leeds benefits from excellent agricultural fields and woodland to opportunity in a prime North Leeds connectivity, with direct access to the location: the Land at Red Hall. the north and west, the A6120 M1 and the M62 motorways. Leeds Leeds Outer Ring Road and housing The property comprises the train station is served by services to to the south, and the A58 Council’s former commercial London (average travel time of 2 hours Road to the east. nurseries, three small listed buildings 16 minutes), Manchester (48 minutes), and former playing fields. The York (22 minutes) and Edinburgh (3 Description hours). property does not include Red Hall The property is largely flat and itself, which is being sold separately Situation - Red Hall extends to approximately 49.5 acres by its owner, the Rugby Football (20 hectares). It comprises three The property lies approximately 5.5 miles League (RFL). main parts; The Council’s former to the north east of Leeds City Centre nurseries to the west side - which are The property forms the northern close to , Shadwell and generally ‘brownfield’ in nature; most part of the East Leeds Park, which at 700 acres (283 former playing fields to the east and Extension (ELE) a major strategic hectares) is one of Europe’s largest a number of generally stone-built housing allocation located on the urban green spaces. buildings, some of which are grade north eastern edge of the City. The property is be accessed off the A58, II listed, located close to Red Hall The property has the capacity to Wetherby Road. itself. Only the listed buildings will accommodate up to 400 houses. remain, any other buildings on site The area surrounding the property is The property is to be sold to facilitate will be demolished prior to the sale. largely residential, in character and the development of this part of the suburban in nature; with a number of The Council’s nurseries have ELE. services and amenities that serve the recently been relocated to the needs of the local population. Arium at Whinmoor. Demolition and site clearance work is currently being undertaken in preparation for the sale and redevelopment of the site.

The former playing fields, which are within the Council’s ownership and previously used by the RFL, are no longer in formal use.

Access rights, across the land being sold on behalf of Leeds City Council, to Red Hall itself will remain in place.

Red Hall is located circa 5.5 miles north east of Leeds City Centre, the UK’s third largest city. Planning Works are due to commence on site Supporting Information for the construction of ELOR before A Planning Brief has been prepared the end of 2019. The following supporting information that recognises the land at Red Hall can be viewed and downloaded as an important strategic site, that Although access and egress from the from Avison Young’s website: offers the potential to Red Hall site is not planned to be accommodate up to 400 new taken directly from the section of ─ Guidance notes on the format homes, which will help the city to ELOR running from the A6120 to the for offers meet its housing growth targets. A58 (Section 1), there will be a close ─ Bid proforma relationship between the progression The ELE is a 573 acre (232 hectare) of housing proposals and the ─ Title information housing allocation, stretching construction of this section of ELOR, to around the north eastern edge of ensure minimal impact on ─ Further information on ELOR Leeds’ main urban area, adjacent surrounding neighborhoods and Section 1 to the greenbelt. The ELE has transport networks. capacity for circa 5,000 homes. ─ Topographical surveys Planning approval for development The allocation falls into four of the Red Hall site will be subject to ─ Coal Authority report quadrants, each split by existing an ELOR Financial Contribution ─ Ground investigation report main arterial roads through the area applicable to Section 1. and are known as Red Hall (the ─ Groundsure report subject property), Northern, Middle Disposal Process and Southern Quadrants. ─ Ecology report We are instructed to market for sale It should be noted that the freehold interest in the property by ─ Arboricultural survey development proposals for the site informal tender. must come forward as a single ─ Pre-planning sewerage planning application. Further information on the tender enquiries process is available within the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR) guidance note and bid proforma ─ Planning brief available as part of the supporting The progression of housing information pack. ─ Listed building information development within the ELE will be very closely linked to the provision of Deadline for bids is 1pm on Friday 17 ─ Public Rights of Way plan the new East Leeds Orbital Road January 2020 (ELOR), the major new transport ─ Services information and plans infrastructure around the eastern edge of the housing allocation.

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Viewings Viewing days will be co-ordinated and managed by Avison Young on specified dates, to be confirmed.

Please contact Dai Powell or Rachael Foster to book a time

Dai Powell 0113 280 8098 [email protected]

Rachael Foster 0191 269 0064 [email protected]

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