Leeds City Region Investment Guide 2019

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Location Leeds City Region Investment Guide 2019

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York Foreword and contents

Bradford Leeds Selby

Calderdale

Wakefield

Kirklees

Barnsley Digital and creative 3

A powerhouse Health, science for Yorkshire and innovation 6 Offi ces he transformational change that Thas taken hold in the Leeds City 8 Region in just a few years since Insider began publishing this annual guide is clear for all to see. Financial and It is an investment-ready destination professional with a fruitful start-up and SME sector services offering signifi cant returns to investors 11 as well as land and talent aplenty. The city region is the UK’s largest Transport, Ian Leech, editor outside of London, the economy alone is bigger than that of nine European infrastructure countries. As a city, Leeds last year attracted 82 per cent and logistics more venture capital into technology companies than Greater 13 Manchester according to the Tech Nation network. It was also ranked by the 2019 EY UK Attractiveness Survey Industrial property as the third best performing city in the UK outside of London for attracting foreign direct investment. 15 It’s worth remembering how that happened during a period when foreign direct investment projects into the UK dropped by over 12 per cent. The number of projects into Leeds actually Manufacturing increased. But no longer is the story just about Leeds the city or a reputed 19 Golden Triangle between Leeds, York and Harrogate either. Take a trip to Bradford, Wakefi eld, Halifax, Huddersfi eld, Barnsley or Selby Leisure, retail and see the earnest effort to make a better place. When you consider the manufacturing bases in Kirklees and culture 20 and Calderdale, logistics and warehousing around the M62/M1 corridor, fi nancial and professional services in Leeds and Bradford and the visitor economy of North Yorkshire, it is apparent that the Education region is truly diverse. and skills 21 As a publication, Location: Leeds City Region is your informa- tive guide to how different sectors are performing, what the key strengths are and what property investment opportunities exist. Great places By the time we come to write it again next year, I am certain there will be more great stories to tell. to live 22

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• Harrogate has one of the highest • 93%+ businesses are served levels of quality of life in the UK with Superfast Broadband

• Six out of 10 schools are • Nine universities are within Outstanding / four are Good an hour’s drive

• Home to world-class conference venues, • Geographic centre of the UK, including Harrogate Convention Centre equidistant from East & West ports

• One third of the medicines on the • 43% of the population is educated market today were developed in to degree level or above Harrogate • Home to one of the UK’s largest and • The ‘Squound’ bottle for the global most successful multi-channel retailers air passenger market was invented in Harrogate • A £3.8bn economy (GVA)

Discover for yourself why Harrogate district could be your next best move. Call: 01423 500600 ext 58058 to speak to our Inward Investment team. Frank Hester, TPP founder Email: [email protected] INVESTINHARROGATE.CO.UK

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Dealtrak Terrific tech The tech talent on offer in the Leeds City Region is unparalleled – the area boasts world-leading, forward-thinking companies The Harrogate District and the staff to keep them innovating

he Leeds City Region has always had brands, Equiniti Pancredit and Nostrum where businesses thrive... Ta strong heritage in banking, and as Group. The company launched its northern a result of the wider sector going through tech hub, which currently manages more a digital transition in recent years, the city than £20bn in credit assets, at Lawnswood has emerged as something of a hub for Business Park in May last year. In the Engaging in tech • Harrogate has one of the highest • 93%+ businesses are served fi ntech companies. year since, it has signed new contracts First Direct, TransUnion (formerly with FTSE 100 companies. professional teams to review their game levels of quality of life in the UK with Superfast Broadband CallCredit) and Yorkshire Bank Group The Leeds Digital Festival is held footage and analyse their play. have signifi cant operations in the region, annually in the spring. Incredibly, this Catapult Sports is an Australian opera- • Six out of 10 schools are • Nine universities are within as well as fi rms using new digital tools year’s instalment saw more events over tion that utilises GPS (global positioning to streamline processes in adjacent the course of its ten-day run than were system), video and wearable devices to Outstanding / four are Good an hour’s drive sectors – property crowdfunding organised across the whole of San build and improve the performance of investment company UOwn, automotive Francisco, at the heart of Silicon Valley. athletes and teams at all levels of sport. • Home to world-class conference venues, • Geographic centre of the UK, fi nance provider DealTrak and fi nancial In November 2013, The Open Data While still headquartered in Melbourne, including Harrogate Convention Centre equidistant from East & West ports crime and fraud detection company, Institute Leeds was founded to encourage the fi rm has regional offi ces across the TruNarrative, being good examples. people to engage and innovate with open world, including on Calls Wharf in Leeds. Dealtrak processes 3.6 million fi nance data and be more creative. In the years Sports streaming service DAZN doesn’t • One third of the medicines on the • 43% of the population is educated applications a year and the fi gure is since it’s foundation, the ODI Leeds has currently serve UK viewers but the fi rm market today were developed in to degree level or above growing. While currently focusing solely hosted more than 800 events attended by is growing signifi cantly and its 350-strong on the UK, Dealtrak has designs on the more than 12,000 people in the industry. team has moved to a 40,000 sq ft offi ce Harrogate international market and looks to expand The region also has a speciality in at White Rose Offi ce Park in Leeds. • Home to one of the UK’s largest and in the coming years using artifi cial intelli- the sporttech world. Pitchero began life In health and medical technologies, • The ‘Squound’ bottle for the global most successful multi-channel retailers gence and increasingly complex systems. around ten years ago as a grassroots EMIS Health supplies electronic patient air passenger market was invented Loans management and credit sports platform. The company has more record systems and software used in technology company, Equiniti Credit than 10,000 registered clubs with two primary care in the UK. The company in Harrogate • A £3.8bn economy (GVA) Services, was formed from two lending million users and is now the main supplier claims more than half of GP practices of digital resources across the UK use EMIS software. and tools to grass- Software developer TPP supplies clinical roots organisations software to different markets within NHS in the UK. England as well as systems abroad. The Nebraska-head- fi rm, headquartered in Horsforth, has been quartered sports going for more than two decades and has software company found Yorkshire to be fertile ground. Discover for yourself why Harrogate Hudl opened its The Digital Creativity Labs in York were second UK offi ce established in the city in 2016 as a major district could be your next best move. in Leeds in March £18m initiative for innovative research Call: 01423 500600 ext 58058 to speak last year. The com- in the digital and creative sphere. Based to our Inward Investment team. pany focuses on at the University of York’s Ron Cooke Frank Hester, TPP founder sports performance, Hub, the lab is becoming a world-leading Email: [email protected] INVESTINHARROGATE.CO.UK providing tools for centre of excellence. ■

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CASE STUDIES Creativity and digital technologies British Muslim TV, Eitex and Pure Technology are just a small number of are in Wakeﬁ eld’s DNA successful local businesses within our digital and creative sectors As home to internationally-renowned attractions such as Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Hepworth gallery, we provide an environment where creative and digital businesses thrive and grow

Our excellent infrastructure and transport links, and our expanding portfolio of major household brands which are proud to call Wakefi eld their home, make our district a prime location for businesses to invest in. There is an exciting array of major projects which are currently underway, reinforcing Wakefi eld’s position as a hub for creative and digital business.

RUTLAND MILLS City & Provincial Properties is progressing with the refurbishment of a large Grade Rutland Mills II-listed mill complex on the River Calder CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES British Muslim TV is an award-winning 24-hour satellite TV station and its re-use as a creative hub. It will The fund will be used to look to develop The recently-renovated Navigation which provides high-quality entertaining and educational content. deliver some 13,000 sqm of workspace, specialist workspace, skills initiatives, Warehouse which off ers a fantastic and The Pure Technology Group (PTG) “With Wakefi eld’s great transport links and central location, we have music studios, event and community areas improve knowledge sharing and pilot wholesome riverside converted 18th is a leading provider of ICT services been running our award-winning Sky Satellite channel for over fi ve Years and major public realm improvements. The innovation projects which inspire growth century Grade II* Listed mill building. and solutions to UK SME, mid-mar- from the heart of Yorkshire, beaming out across the world.” site will create a new creative quarter for and talent development. The building’s new co-working space has ket, enterprise and public sectors. Dr Bilal Hassam, Creative Director - British Muslim TV collaborative partnerships in music, fi lm, been recently fi tted out to a high quality Established in 2007, PTG has grown TV, design and new media. Situated next FUTURE HIGH STREETS specifi cation, and off ers various characterful organically and through acquisition to to the award-winning Hepworth Gallery, the Wakefi eld has reached the second round suites to suit businesses of all shapes and a £30m+ turnover business, employing development will be the perfect addition to of the government’s Future High Streets sizes. 130 people within three offi ce locations. Wakefi eld’s vibrant waterfront and an ideal Fund – aiming to revitalise parts of the city The space off ers co-working, private PTG acquired Wakefi eld-based Ser- location for digital and creative businesses. centre and help breathe new life back into offi ce space, conference rooms, and vatech Ltd in mid-2014, with one of the the main shopping precinct. presentation area. Prices start from just key reasons being its location between CREATIVE HUB Wakefi eld Council’s bid was one of £130 per month, with printing included, the two major cities of Sheffi eld and Wakefi eld Council has secured £4.4m of only 50 which made it through to the next and on-site kitchenettes and cafe. Leeds, along with easy access to both government funding to transform the city round, out of 300 bids nationally, and is The Junction is a short distance the M1 and M62, allowing smooth into a Creative Hub, injecting substantial backed by all key partners who will con- from J40 of the M1, and promotes produc- travel throughout the North of England growth into the number of creative and tinue working together to improve the city tivity and wellbeing at the heart of their and further afi eld to PTG’s nationwide digital businesses starting-up in the district. centre for all who work, shop and visit. business ethos. The site off ers businesses customer base. with a wide range of ‘boutique’ styled PTG staff members love its beauti- space, co-working and private offi ce room ful Chapelthorpe venue, which is the space. The Junction has a wide range of setting for the UK’s biggest partner facilities including fully-serviced stylish tech event – attracting more than 2,000 kitchens with catering options, meeting visitors over the past fi ve years. For the and conference room hire, and modern past fi ve years, PTG has hosted these breakout and lounge areas. As part of their events and attracted over 2,000 visitors Eitex is a leading IT support and cloud computing provider, dealing directly membership, employees can access an to the area. with Microsoft and is Tier-1 CSP (Cloud Solution Partners). They provide rapid IT onsite gym with PT options available as “PTG views Wakefi eld as a great support, 24/7 monitoring, Offi ce 365 Support, migration, implementation, licensing well as an outdoor roof terrace where place to work and invest in – the next and training. employees can take a break and simply fi ve years are going to be extremely Eitex moved to Wakefi eld just over three years ago, jumping at the chance to be enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. The exciting for city’s ambition and PTG located near to Xscape Yorkshire – in the UK’s top 10 tourist attractions – with its Junction off ers the perfect environment looks forward to growing with partners excellent links to the M62, M1 and A1. to grow your business within a vibrant and customers in the area and beyond.” “Since moving to Wakefi eld our business as grown signifi cantly and we The Junction The Hepworth Gallery community of likeminded professionals James Blackburn, Group Marketing intend to extend on this and become a strong brand and name across the area.” Manager - PTG. Adele Spencer, Director - Eitex. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WAKEFIELD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION OR CALL 01924 306 916

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Agri-food research at NAFIC, Sand Hutton Strength in science The health, science and innovation sector is alive and well in the Leeds City Region. Known as an area where the ﬁ nest minds thrive, the community is world-leading

cience and innovation have been a development for the town and a new self- injuries, commonly sustained while playing Score part of Leeds City Region’s identi- serve digital space and computer-training football, rugby or skiing. ty for centuries. The city itself has a history suite – The Byte – has opened within it, The University of Leeds has a proven of being an epicentre for medical break- which provides 3D printing facilities as track record of commercialisation, creating throughs and the wider region is making a well as equipment for game production. more than 110 companies in the last 20 name for itself in a host of scientifi c fi elds. The centre is a key part of the Hudders- years, six of which are AIM market-listed Major discoveries in health, that fi eld Innovation and Incubation Project, with a combined value in excess have changed people’s lives the world funded through a £2.9m grant from the of £500m. Paxman scalp-cooling technology over, were fi rst unearthed in the Leeds Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership The university’s new Nexus building City Region. (LEP) Growth Deal – a £1bn package has been designed as a home for its In 1824, Thomas Pridgin Teale, then just of government investment to accelerate world-class research, talent and facilities. 22-years-old, became the fi rst provincial growth and create jobs across the region. Opened earlier this year, it is already surgeon to tie the subclavian artery, one Huddersfi eld-headquartered healthcare encouraging closer relationships between of the major blood vessels going into the technology company Paxman has a the private sector and academia. The new arm. The artifi cial hip was also pioneered long-standing research history with the innovation hub has welcomed commercial by Leeds-based pharmacist and surgical university dating back to 2011. It is to tenants and is working with some of the instrument manufacturer, Charles Thackray. create a dedicated £1m research centre UK’s most exciting companies. Universities, research specialists looking at the benefi ts of scalp cooling To be a success, Nexus will help and manufacturers across the region technology for people undergoing businesses conduct essential research are integral to developing creating chemotherapy. to develop and test innovative products, globally-renowned sector specialisms Paxman and the University of Hudders- de-risk investment in research and innova- to attract investment. fi eld have signed a fi ve-year research tion and provide access to a portfolio Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health and collaboration agreement covering the of patented technologies and training pro- Science Network (Yorkshire and Humber Paxman Scalp Cooling Research Centre. grammes to develop a workforce. The end AHSN) represents one of 15 innovative The centre will focus on biological hair goal is to improve business performance, health networks, initially set up in 2013 to follicle research as create and harness a strong, purposeful well as developing partnership between patients, the health innovative scalp service, industry and academia. cooling-related Based in Wakefi eld, the organisation has treatments and grand plans to make the most of the talent individual 3D-printed on offer in the region as well as combining cooling caps. efforts across regional boundaries Huddersfi eld’s Yorkshire and Humber AHSN works Innovate Ortho- with the NHS to ground ideas and new paedics launched technologies in the current system, wheth- its fi rst product in er that’s improving frontline care or helping September 2016 support staff to improve effi ciencies – an implantable and save money. titanium metal screw The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre used to fi x anterior Paxman has teamed up with the University of Huddersfi eld in Huddersfi eld has been a landmark cruciate ligament

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3M Buckley Innovation Centre

competitiveness and productivity. York St this year in mathematics, data science, comprehensive portfolio of orthopaedic John University is bolstering its credentials nutrition, biochemistry and biology. and neuro products and services. in the space. It has a well-respected The National Agri-Food Innovation With a base in Barnsley, healthcare biomedical science degree and launched Campus (NAFIC) at Sand Hutton is a technology business Medilink brings ﬁ ve new science undergraduate degrees leading centre for agri-food research and together the NHS, academia and industry is looking to have doubled in size by 2021 to stimulate innovation and support the with 1,600 employees on site. NAFIC is growth of the medical sector. It also home to the government’s Animal Plant provides specialist consultancy services Health Agency (APHA) and Fera Science, around innovation and commercialisation, formerly the Food and Environment international trade, marketing and sector Research Agency. Fera Science has 600 skills provision. research and development programmes in And one company, Silsden-headquar- subjects such as crop health, food safety tered Ethoss Regeneration, has developed and chemical regulation. a bone regeneration product that helps Part of the Johnson and Johnson Group, bed-in tooth repairs. Ethoss’ products are Paxman scalp-cooling technology DePuy Synthes’ UK base is in Beeston, entirely synthetic and free from any animal in Leeds, and offers the world’s most or human bone material. ■

Paxman has teamed up with the University of Huddersﬁ eld

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Platform, above Leeds train station

will be based at Wellington Place. MEPC is also looking at a second phase of Open for offi ce development closer to the River Aire, comprising an additional 830,000 sq ft of From thriving offi ce parks to boutique offerings offi ce space and 250,000 sq ft residential. and everything in between, there is a space to suit Away from Wellington Place, the next chapter for the city centre is the companies of all sizes within the Leeds City Region development of the South Bank area on the former Tetley Brewery site as well as uoyed by the successes of the tech, with the Central Square offi ces, it has CEG’s mixed-use space at Tower Works. Blegal and fi nancial sectors, the offi ce showcased the potential for development, CEG’s plans, now approved, will eventually market is buzzing in the Leeds City raising the game for the offi ce market. provide 1m-plus sq ft of space for offi ces, Region, drawing attention away from the The scheme is home to more than retail, leisure, hotel, health, education South East and attracting new occupiers. 30 organisations, including Sky Betting and community uses. As the likes of HMRC and Channel 4 & Gaming, Shulmans and HMRC. It A new serviced offi ce offering has plan to make the move from London to comprises in excess of 860,000 sq ft launched at One Park Row catering to Yorkshire, the Leeds City Region is looking of offi ce and retail space. the professional market and has already to make the most of the burgeoning MEPC has driven the scheme had success in securing a wide range of opportunities. forward and has incorporated allotments, new tenants. Avenue HQ on East Parade In 2018, occupier take-up in the city a beehive and retail space into the is catering to co-workers and startup centre reached a full-year total of 663,233 scheme. The Wellington Place community business and is the latest of the Barclays sq ft, in line with the fi ve-year average has even come together to form a choir. Eagle Labs to be established in Yorkshire, of 667,081 sq ft and 18 per cent above The next building to open will be complementing Sheffi eld and Hull. the ten-year average of 560,932 sq ft. 7&8 Wellington Place, due for completion Bruntwood’s eye-catching Platform Take-up in the out-of-town market also at the end of 2019. Number 4 Wellington development, above Leeds train station, received a boost, reaching 399,582 sq ft, a Place is also under construction and will was completed early last year and is 24 per cent increase on the previous year. comprise 156,000 sq ft of offi ce, retail now almost entirely occupied. Visible from the train line approaching and leisure space when it opens in 2020. A city-centre landmark, The Majestic fi rst Leeds from the west, Wellington Place has When buildings 7, 8 and 4 Wellington opened as a 2,400-seat cinema in 1922. proved a signifi cant catalyst for the market. Place are fully occupied, it is estimated It is being transformed to provide 66,000 Opening up the West End of the city along that one-in-ten jobs in central Leeds sq ft of grade-A offi ce space across seven fl oors. Channel 4 confi rmed plans for its new national headquarters earlier this year. Outside the central Leeds market, towns across the region are aiming to carve out their own niches. Planning permission

Leeds city centre ofﬁ ce take-up: sq ft 663,233 in 2018

Leeds out-of-town ofﬁ ce take-up: sq ft 399,582 in 2018 The Majestic, Leeds city centre

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4 Wellington Place, Leeds

was granted last year for 93,000 sq ft of partnerships in music, fi lm, TV, design and their own requirements. Ground-fl oor and grade-A offi ce accommodation split across new media. Once completed, the project fi rst-fl oor offi ce suites will also be available three blocks on the One City Park site in will include a new four-storey building, in the original stone building, with off-road Bradford. Overlooking Centenary Square, riverside pier and public realm creating parking and loading facilities. ■ the former police station site also known a large open-air as The Tyrls, will be in the heart of Bradford events space as city centre. Space will be available by well as offi ces. 2021. A new 200,000 sq ft Public Service Plans have been Hub has been designed for 3,500 public submitted for the sector employees in the centre of Bradford. regeneration of Sunny Bank Mills, an iconic mill between Airedale Mill in Leeds and Bradford where Emmerdale and Keighley which will Heartbeat were fi lmed, has also proved comprise commer- popular with a wide-range of occupiers. cial units that will The conversion of Rutland Mills in allow buyers to be Wakefi eld will see the creation of a new able to design and Bruntwood’s Platform development mixed-use creative quarter for collaborative build space to meet

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Not your average Central Square, off Wellington Street, where Link Market Services has taken 70,000 sq ft day in the office Financial foundations Leeds is Britain’s second city for ﬁ nancial services. But it isn’t standing still and is keen to adopt new technologies and companies

hat Leeds is a national powerhouse Tfor fi nancial, legal and professional services is well known. Together they contribute a bumper £20bn in gross value added (GVA) to the region’s economy – [Wellington Place Street Food & Stalls] more than a third of its total output – and boast 300,000 employees. In the year to March, there was a 22 per cent rise in professional services vacancies in Leeds. The Leeds City Region is home to 30-plus national and international banks as well as three of the country’s fi ve largest building societies. It is the UK’s second centre for banking. As a city, Leeds has Britain’s fastest-growing legal sector and has established itself as the country’s The new Walker Morris offi ce second-biggest law hub behind London, with the industry worth £300m a year. The area’s reputation for credit reference created with the potential to increase Walker Morris has this summer made agencies is well known too. It’s where to 225 over the next few years after the largest professional services relocation Transunion, Axiom, Equifax and Experian opening a new assurance centre. The in Leeds for 15 years to its new offi ce have chosen to base their operations. fi rm has taken more than 9,000 sq ft at 33 Wellington Street. The wider offers of Leeds have also of space at Godwin Street. In accountancy and advisory, both been drawing in fi rms. Australian share Will Richardson, PwC’s Leeds offi ce Ian Green and Christine Hewson – registry and fi nancial services provider senior partner, said: “Bradford is one of the the regional heads of PwC and KPMG Link Market Services has taken 70,000 largest cities in the UK, and the youngest [Wellington Place Beekeeping Classes] respectively – are based in Leeds. sq ft at the Central Square development, [in terms of the age of its population], There is also signifi cant growth off Wellington Street. offering a large and talented workforce.” potential for fi ntech (fi nancial technolo- Equiniti Credit Services has grown Aside from the Lloyds Banking Group, gies), driven by the established fi nancial its workforce by a fi fth to 180 employees Halifax has benefi ted from insurance services sector’s increasing desire following its relocation to a new base companies. RSA and Covea have expand- to engage with innovation. at Weetwood. ed their national operations, additionally The city of Leeds isn’t the only story. attracted by Calderdale’s added value, Santander is offi ced in Bradford, also quality of life and cost-effi ciency. where the Yorkshire Building Society And York is now an emerging insurance 28,500 Group is famously headquartered. hub, with 4.5 per cent of the city’s GVA people working for banks Another major employer is Provident attributable to the sector (four times the Financial. A signifi cant possible indication national average). It provides an alternative and building societies of a change in fortunes for Bradford came location for national and regional offi ces in the Leeds City Region when professional services giant PwC and is home to major international fi rms announced that 60 new jobs are to be such as Aviva and Hiscox. ■

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p6-14 Location Leeds.indd 11 28/08/2019 13:59 Selby District - growth at the heart of Yorkshire “The success of Sherburn as a New investment is opening destination has proved that up big opportunities. businesses get much more Our Create Yorkshire hub at Church Fenton – for their investment than between York and Leeds - is part of Yorkshire’s elsewhere in the region.” rising importance in film and TV production, Jeremy Nolan, Glentrool Director, leading on the major digital and technology industries, with the move new Sherburn2 development. of Channel 4 to the region too. Sherburn2 is one of the most significant new business development sites in the north of England and the redevelopment of Kellingley Colliery is set to bring a boost of over £200m to Yorkshire’s economy. With Drax Power in our area, we’re right at the heart “The plans for a of the UK’s green energy revolution. We’re home creative hub at to investment in world-leading carbon capture Church Fenton will technology that has the potential to revolutionise develop a community manufacturing across the UK and help the country that thrives off each other. reach our carbon zero target by 2050. This is also Our position right in the supporting new investment in agritech, one of centre of the economic hubs the world’s fastest-growing industrial sectors. of Leeds, Hull, York and Sheffield Our companies are investing heavily in the Selby puts us in a strong position to district, including L&G Homes at Sherburn reach out to lots of different clients”. to create a plant that will deliver high quality Paul Sherwood, Business Development modular homes across the UK. At Tadcaster, a Manager, Seven Video Productions town with a strong brewing tradition, Heineken has invested heavily in their John Smith’s plant, “We don’t under-estimate helping to create new good quality jobs. the importance of working in Selby, as there’s a Together, these opportunities put motivated labour force the Selby district at the heart of and superb strategic communications.” new growth across the north. James Earl, Director, The Skills Network, Selby All of this is supported by a fantastic quality which is one of the of life – as part of one of the safest counties in fastest-growing and England, with great education and a highly skilled successful technology workforce. Selby district means business. companies in the area.

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p6-14 Location Leeds.indd 12 28/08/2019 13:59 Transport, infrastructure and logistics Selby District - growth at the heart of Yorkshire “The success of Sherburn as a New investment is opening destination has proved that businesses get much more up big opportunities. Leeds Bradford Airport is really going places Our Create Yorkshire hub at Church Fenton – for their investment than between York and Leeds - is part of Yorkshire’s elsewhere in the region.” rising importance in film and TV production, Jeremy Nolan, Glentrool Director, leading on the major digital and technology industries, with the move new Sherburn2 development. of Channel 4 to the region too. Sherburn2 Access all areas is one of the most significant new business development sites in the north of England and the One of the most attractive assets the Leeds City Region has redevelopment of Kellingley Colliery is set to bring for investors is its connectivity to the rest of the UK. Routes a boost of over £200m to Yorkshire’s economy. north, south, east and west all run through the area With Drax Power in our area, we’re right at the heart “The plans for a of the UK’s green energy revolution. We’re home creative hub at eadon Aerodrome sits only seven AMP Capital purchased it in October to investment in world-leading carbon capture Church Fenton will Ymiles from Leeds city centre and nine 2017 and has been working on a new LBA is growing technology that has the potential to revolutionise develop a community from the centre of Bradford. Well-known £25m terminal extension – the largest manufacturing across the UK and help the country among locals since opening in 1931, the single investment in the airport’s that thrives off each other. spot holds the title of England’s highest history – since the spring. In recent years, passengers have grown reach our carbon zero target by 2050. This is also Our position right in the airport with an elevation of 681ft. Of course The extension will signifi cantly signifi cantly – from 1.2 million a year in supporting new investment in agritech, one of centre of the economic hubs we now know it as Leeds Bradford Airport improve passenger experience, with 1997 to 2.9 million in 2007. the world’s fastest-growing industrial sectors. of Leeds, Hull, York and Sheffield (LBA) and it has become a key asset to larger immigration and baggage reclaim Now welcoming more than 4 million Our companies are investing heavily in the Selby puts us in a strong position to the city region’s economy. areas, better departure gate facilities and passengers a year, the airport is working LBA contributes £336m to the region’s additional seating as well as new shopping on plans to welcome 7 million people district, including L&G Homes at Sherburn reach out to lots of different clients”. economy every year and supports more and food outlets. The extension is due per year by 2030. Paul Sherwood, Business Development to create a plant that will deliver high quality than 2,350 direct jobs. for completion by the end of 2020. Initial designs have been developed Manager, Seven Video Productions modular homes across the UK. At Tadcaster, a for a potential new rail link, improving town with a strong brewing tradition, Heineken accessibility to and from Leeds, based has invested heavily in their John Smith’s plant, “We don’t under-estimate on expected demand, stakeholder helping to create new good quality jobs. the importance of working requirements and rail industry standards. in Selby, as there’s a It would also boast a 350-space car park and offer park-and-ride opportunities for motivated labour force Together, these opportunities put trips to Leeds, Harrogate and York. the Selby district at the heart of and superb strategic A shuttle bus service would provide communications.” a short, quick link to the airport terminal. new growth across the north. James Earl, Director, The Leeds train station sees more than 34 Skills Network, Selby All of this is supported by a fantastic quality million passengers enter and exit every which is one of the year. It is the 12th-busiest in the UK and of life – as part of one of the safest counties in fastest-growing and third-busiest outside London behind successful technology England, with great education and a highly skilled Birmingham New Street and Glasgow companies in the area. workforce. Selby district means business. Central. Sheffi eld and York stations both see close to 10 million passengers a year. The station is in the midst of a £161m How Bradford Interchange will look redevelopment to create a new transparent Find out more: roof making the main concourse brighter York selby.gov.uk Top destinations – Leeds Bradford Airport (2018 passenger totals): Leeds Selby Hull Alicante Dublin Malaga

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Leeds station

as well as a revamped entrance and on a line with regular platform upgrades. services across the The East Coast Mainline, operated north, including a by London North Eastern Railway (LNER), 25-minute commute connects Leeds station with Scotland, to Manchester as well as the south of the county, Piccadilly, 17 Peterborough and London King’s Cross minutes to Leeds in little more than two hours. or 23 minutes Bradford has launched its Northern to Wakefi eld. Powerhouse Rail Growth Strategy, which As part of a showcases how improved connections planned £2.9bn with a transformed interchange on the upgrade of the NPR line would transform the city from TransPennine an economic and social standpoint. And route, Network Rail there are plans to give the train station has announced it in Halifax a facelift and reopen its third intends to electrify Vision for the future outside Leeds station platform, to create a new Halifax Gateway. the line between The works would see a new transport Huddersfi eld and Dewsbury and double Connections to the EU and even interchange and car park, revitalising the the number of tracks from two to four. further are crucial and ports at either approach to Halifax town centre. Within the Leeds City Region, the key end of the M62 help enable connectivity. Huddersfi eld – the third busiest station arterial road routes to the rest of the UK are Leeds-based Europa Road has extended in Yorkshire catering for 5.1 million passen- the M1, A1 and M62. its services with the creation of its dedicat- gers per year – and nearby Dewsbury sit The M1 connects London to Leeds ed new Nordic Hub with daily services to and the A1 runs from Edinburgh to London, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. skirting through the Leeds City Region. Europa Road is the European road Running a perpendicular route, the M62 freight division of leading logistics is a 107-mile-long west-east trans-Pennine operator Europa Worldwide Group. The link, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Nordic Hub, in Calder Park, Wakefi eld, has Manchester and Leeds. been designed to better serve customers These roads have proven to be catalysts based in the north of England who have for business as logistics operators looking a requirement to ship part and full-loads to go across the country in all directions. to and from the Nordic nations. They have become corridors of innova- Sherburn 2, a new 75-acre logistics tion where international businesses look and manufacturing park, benefi ts from to be located and world-leading industrial being a matter of just a few minutes away projects will be undertaken and completed. from junction 42 of the A1(M) linking it to As such, the region has become a Leeds, the M1 and the M62, the coastal hotbed for logistics operators, working ports of Hull and Grimsby, and regional rail The region is a hotbed for logistics operators with a range of different operators and airports. The new development is set to enable faster deliveries than ever. to create around 2,500 new jobs. ■

Leeds City Region station entries and exits in 12 months:

Leeds York Huddersfield Bradford Interchange 31.1m 9.8m 5.1m 5.1m

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Logic Leeds Big boxes The industrial property market is buoyant, with high levels of demand. Leeds City Region’s location in the centre of the UK has made it catnip for developers

quarely set along the M1, A1 and M62, Muse sold the 100,000 sq ft speculative- Sas well as rail links in every direction ly-developed Trilogy@Logic scheme, to and ports on the east and west coasts, the city council. The Trilogy@Logic build- Leeds City Region is the perfect choice ings range in size from 30,000-37,000 for industrial developers catering to sq ft and are expected to achieve rents Kellingley manufacturers, logistics operators and in excess of £6.25 per sq ft. ecommerce outfi ts. In Wakefi eld, Super G is being is set to create around 2,500 jobs. The By basing themselves in the heart developed by Northampton-based real business park is wholly-owned and of the UK, occupiers can make the most estate investment and development busi- fully-funded by Glentrool and is next of the region’s connections nationally and ness Barwood Capital in a joint venture to the existing Sherburn Enterprise Park, internationally to reach customers across with the BA Pension Fund and develop- where occupiers include Debenhams, every inch of the globe. ment manager Tungsten Properties. Sainsbury’s, Optare and Eddie Stobart. Logic Leeds has capitalised on the Based at Whistler Drive, Castleford, Glentrool is now working in conjunction high demand for new stock and relatively just off junction 32 of the M62, south with the council to try and attract busi- low supply around the city. Situated in east of Leeds, the development forms nesses to take up space at the Sherburn the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone, part of the Glasshoughton Development 2 development. Last year, a 50,000 sq at junction 45 of the M1, Logic Leeds has site and consists of a single 258,000 ft distribution warehouse was pre-sold planning consent for up to 1.6m sq ft of sq ft warehouse. Sportswear giant Puma at the business park for £4.5m. The new industrial property. agreed to occupy the warehouse for its owner will be fi lm products manufacturer The park is already home to retail giants national distribution centre on a 15-year Cromwell Polythene and the site will John Lewis and Amazon and welcomed lease at a rent of £5.75 per sq ft. cater for its growing business. Premier Farnell to a landmark 361,000 sq ft Sherburn 2, a new 75-acre logistics and The former Kellingley Colliery is also a facility in April. Recently, project developer manufacturing park in Sherburn-in-Elmet, signifi cant focus for the region. Closed in December 2015 and resulting in signifi - cant job losses, the site was bought by developers Harworth in March 2016. The 151-acre site was given planning permission to transform it into 1.45 million sq ft of manufacturing and distribution space a year after Harworth’s acquisition. The Logic Leeds move could create up to 3,000 jobs

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p15-22 Location Leeds.indd 15 28/08/2019 14:00 Industrial property IT’S Super G, Puma’s new residence in Castleford GOOD and bring £200m to the local economy. Nine key industrial sites Harworth’s plans for the site have been Logic Leeds granted planning Location: J45 M1, Leeds MISS permission and Occupiers: Amazon, John Lewis, PHASE it will be able to Premier Farnell FULLY PRE-LET BEFORE accommodate units Space: 1.6m sq ft COMPLETION ! 1 ranging from 17,000 ( ( to 600,000 sq ft. Sherburn 2 Enterprise Park Leeds-based Location: Sherburn-in-Elmet, developer, Gregory close to the A162 bypass Property Group, Occupiers: Under construction has just completed Park 32, Pontefract Space: 1.25m sq ft a speculative development of Park 32, a 150,000 sq ft Caddick Construction completed Cros- Moor Park Location: Slipper Lane, Mirfi eld production and distribution project close to spoint 33 in Knottingley last year. A 1.3m Occupiers: In development junction 32 of the M62 between Castleford sq ft distribution centre for TJX Europe, the Space: 185,000 sq ft and Pontefract. Marshall Construction site also has three-storey offi ce accommo- built the £15m development, just opposite dation, a non-merchandise store, battery Crosspoint33 Pontefract Racecourse, ahead of schedule charging unit and recycling facilities. Location: J33, M62, near Wakefi eld and Gregory has already agreed terms Plans are still coming forward to make Occupiers: TK Maxx, Home Sense TO LET for a sale of the fi rst unit. the most of the high demand in the region. Space: 1.2m sq ft Park 32 comprises four purpose-built Commercial Development Projects, units ranging from 12,000 to 82,500 sq ft supported by Turley, has submitted Park 32 Pontefract Phase 2 Comprising 2 Brand New to suit a variety of occupiers for distribution, an application to Wakefi eld Council for Location: J32, M62, near Wakefi eld industrial and storage. The development a 529,500 sq ft warehousing unit on Occupiers: In development High Quality Industrial/Warehouse Units is in an established spot next to Park Side an agricultural site at Havertop Lane in Space: 150,000 sq ft Retail Park. Occupiers include Wickes, Normanton. The site is close to junction Currys, PC World, Halfords and McDon- 31 of the M62 and a number of existing Summit 24 15,000 & 55,000 sq ft ald’s. Travis Perkins already occupies employment developments, including Location: Lindley Moor, Huddersfi eld an adjoining unit and the former Prince Normanton Industrial Estate, Trident Occupiers: Marshall Construction of Wales Colliery is under redevelopment. Park and Link 62. ■ Space: 250,000 sq ft Gateway 45 Location: Junction 45, M1, Leeds Occupiers: BP, Spar Space: 2.64m sq ft

Kellingley Colliery Redevelopment Location: A645 Weeland Road, ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT BY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Kellingley Occupiers: In planning Space: 1.45m sq ft

Gateway 36 Location: Junction 36, M1, Barnsley Occupiers: Motor Depot, Greene King How the Sherburn 2 Enterprise Park will look Space: 250,000 sq ft

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TO LET Phase 2 Comprising 2 Brand New High Quality Industrial/Warehouse Units 15,000 & 55,000 sq ft

ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT BY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

p15-22 Location Leeds.indd 17 28/08/2019 14:00 Combining an exemplar design with a complementary wide range of popular brands and facilities, Leeds Skelton Lake Services will be an attractive place to eat, meet, relax, stay or simply take a break. Leeds UTC specialises in engineering

• Less than 15 minutes from Leeds City Centre OPENING • Excellent links with the motorway network JANUARY 2020 North, South, East and West • Leading brands secured for our Food Court WWW.LEEDSSKELTONLAKESERVICES.CO.UK Building including LEON, Harry Ramsdens, Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Express and more • Business Centre facilities • 100-bedroom hotel • Fuel ﬁlling station open 24/7, 365 days a year LEEDS SKELTON LAKE SERVICES • Upper-ﬂoor Visitor Centre, community space IS A ‘NEW CONCEPT’ £60M and viewing deck overlooking Skelton Lake MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA and the surrounding landscape AT JUNCTION 45 OF THE M1 • Undulating ‘Living Green Roof’ tying into ADJACENT TO LEEDS the natural landscape ENTERPRISE ZONE. • 3 hours free parking

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A-SAFE in Elland Advanced advantage The Leeds City Region is the UK’s largest manufacturing employment centre, worth more than £7.7bn a year. But the ambitions are for much, much more

ment division at the health product engineering throughout Science Park in York. the region. The region has Leeds Council and the University of the greatest concen- Leeds have high hopes for a global centre tration of high-value for advanced rail and high speed technolo- manufacturers in gy, rail research and manufacturing around the UK. Strong links the planned Institute for High Speed Rail between academic and System Integration (IHSRSI) next research and pro- to the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone. Combining an exemplar design with a duction are helping The Leeds Enterprise Partnership (LEP) complementary wide range of popular that. It can boast the has been consulting with businesses greatest number of and individuals to help shape the region’s brands and facilities, Leeds Skelton Lake STEM students and Local Industrial Strategy. Such business Services will be an attractive place to eat, graduates outside support is important, particularly for grow- meet, relax, stay or simply take a break. London. ing manufacturers. More than 1,600 from Leeds UTC specialises in engineering The region’s nine across the region have been supported universities produce by the LEP’s Growth Service since 2015. • Less than 15 minutes from Leeds City Centre he region should become a £100bn over 15,000 STEM graduates each year, Signifi cant regional projects include the OPENING • Excellent links with the motorway network Teconomy by 2036 if plans by the Leeds while facilities such as the £5m Kirklees Manufacturing Growth Programme, the JANUARY 2020 North, South, East and West City Region Local Enterprise Partnership College New Process Engineering Centre PAPI – Product and Process Innovation • Leading brands secured for our Food Court and West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s and the £11m University Technical College – offering 40 per cent grants for the WWW.LEEDSSKELTONLAKESERVICES.CO.UK Strategic Economic Plan succeed. (UTC) in Leeds specialise in engineering. purchase of equipment, and the Leeds Building including LEON, Harry Ramsdens, Manufacturing will play a major part. More broadly, institutions like Hudders- City Regional Supply Chain Programme Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Express and more The industry has been going some way fi eld’s 3M Buckley Innovation Centre, working with manufacturers to help • Business Centre facilities to achieving that recently. The area was in the Biorenewables Development Centre improve their supply chain activities. • 100-bedroom hotel the top rank nationally for the number of in York and research at the universities Notable business expansions recently • Fuel filling station open 24/7, 365 days a year manufacturing inward investment projects of Bradford and Leeds are at the forefront include the UK arm of sweet giants • Upper-floor Visitor Centre, community space in 2018. of future manufacturing processes. Haribo which is set to increase production LEEDS SKELTON LAKE SERVICES These included GAMA Healthcare open- West Yorkshire has pockets of advanced at its Castleford factory, creating 50 jobs. and viewing deck overlooking Skelton Lake IS A ‘NEW CONCEPT’ £60M ing its £4m research and development manufacturing including medical tech- And A-SAFE, manufacturer of protective and the surrounding landscape MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA facility in Halifax and Ireland’s temperature nologies in Airedale, north of Bradford, polymer barriers, is investing in premises AT JUNCTION 45 OF THE M1 • Undulating ‘Living Green Roof’ tying into and pressure instrumentation manufacturer turbo-charged production from Bradford to and machinery at its Elland facility which ADJACENT TO LEEDS the natural landscape Eurolec launching a research and develop- Halifax and Huddersfi eld, and medical and will see it create 50 jobs too. ■ ENTERPRISE ZONE. • 3 hours free parking 144,000 7,300 4,800 people working in manufacturing and companies specialising manufacturing in the LCR engineering businesses in advanced processes

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p15-22 Location Leeds.indd 19 28/08/2019 14:00 Leisure, retail and culture

Leeds International Festival

he region has inspired legendary artists Tfrom JMW Turner to David Hockney and is home to Screen Yorkshire, which works Sights and sounds to bring Hollywood talent to the area. From bustling cities to picturesque countryside, The cultural capital of the Leeds City Region is a key stately homes and stadiums, the region selling point. From festivals, sport, a food and drink offering has just about everything. For sports enthusiasts, Headingley that’s the envy of the north, there’s so much to see and do Stadium has undergone a facelift for both rugby and cricket fans, while Leeds United continue their quest for a place in the Premier League and world champion boxer Josh Warrington regularly fi ghts in front of his home crowd. The live music scene in Yorkshire is one of its key selling points. From tiny venues to arenas and stadium gigs, there’s an act to see every night. Leeds’ First Direct Arena hosts live music, stand-up Bradford Live comedy and sport. The magnifi cent art deco Bradford Ode- as a traditional spa town with some lovely talent such as Henry Moore, Barbara on is in the process of being transformed restaurants and green spaces. While that Hepworth and Damien Hirst. The Hepworth into a new 4,000-capacity live music and is still the case, the town has been upping in Wakefi eld and Leeds Art Gallery are events space Bradford Live. Due to be the ante in terms of major international nationally-recognised cultural centres. completed in 2020/2021, the project events. The 2019 UCI Road World Cham- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, just outside aims to schedule more than 200 shows pionships will see top cyclists descend on Wakefi eld, sits in the 500-acre estate a year and attract hundreds of thousands. Harrogate between 22 and 29 September. of Bretton Hall and has been attracting Since its renovation, Halifax’s Piece Six weeks later, the UK’s biggest comic art lovers since it opened in 1977. The Hall has become a prominent live-event festival, Thought Bubble, will follow suit, Yorkshire Sculpture International event venue and Hebden Bridge’s Trades Club relocating to the town’s convention is a festival of sculpture across Leeds and has a reputation for having one of the best centre from its original home in Leeds. Wakefi eld that has seen major installations small stages in the UK. Then there’s Leeds Meanwhile, the redevelopment of the erected across the region. Leeds Interna- Festival which attracts major names like town centre and market, plus the new tional Festival also showcases the work Foo Fighters, Post Malone and The 1975. library are giving Barnsley a new lease of artists over a two-week period. Harrogate has long been thought of of life. The £130m Glass Works scheme, Food and drink are key drivers for funded by Barnsley Council, will reinvigor- the visitor economy and Leeds boasts ate the retail and leisure side of the town. a Michelin-starred restaurant in The The Glass Works will provide 26 new Man Behind The Curtain, headed up shops and a revamped restaurant offering. by ‘hair-metal’ chef Michael O’Hare. Leeds is the main centre for a spot The history of York will always be of retail therapy. Its compact city centre an attraction, while the city’s legendary is ideal for shoppers who can walk from racecourse brings in the crowds and hosts John Lewis in Victoria Gate to the Trinity Ebor Festival at the end of August. Follow- Centre in under ten minutes. ing a debut event in 2018, the city will also The Springs at Thorpe Park, just off the host the second York Mediale in autumn M1, is an all-round leisure destination. Its 2020. The 10-day programme in 2018, Odeon Luxe Dolby Cinema has proven included extraordinary installations, world Yorkshire Sculpture International Victoria Gate, Leeds to be a key attraction. For art afi cionados, premiere performances, cutting-edge tech- The University of Leeds’ Nexus development the region has a long history of fostering nology and a four-day symposia series. ■

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Leeds City College’s Quarry Hill Campus

Professor Shirley Congdon has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor at Supporting skills The University of Bradford and is already looking at ways to expand its international The Leeds City Region is home to stand-out universities, reach. The university’s forensic science and industry-leading colleges and an ambition to equip incoming chemical engineering courses are seen as some of the best in the UK. Its distance generations with skills that can benefit them for decades learning MBA was named by the Financial Times as the best in the world in terms niversities and education centres 28,000 students from almost 100 countries of value for money. Uare anchor institutions in any region. around the world. It is now investing in an With more than 1,200 staff and 20,000 Some of the largest employers, they also £80m creative arts building complete with students, Leeds City College is one of indirectly increase employment through music spaces, TV and fi lm studios, a 220- the biggest providers of apprenticeships the supply chain. seat cinema, recording studios and theatre. nationally. It is part of the Luminate The universities of Leeds and York The University of Huddersfi eld has Education Group, which also includes are both recognised internationally completed its £30m Barbara Hepworth Keighley College, Harrogate College as leading organisations with a heavy Building – home to art, design and and Leeds College of Music. emphasis on research. While away from architecture. Classed as gold-rated In September 2019, Leeds City College’s those institutions, there’s a strength in in the Teaching Excellence Framework, £60m Quarry Hill Campus will be home developing skills, business studies, the the university is number one in England for close to 3,000 students studying arts, energy and advanced manufacturing. for the proportion of staff with teaching creative arts and social science. The University of Leeds’ Nexus qualifi cations. The University of York The Leeds City Region boasts the UK’s development has been designed to opened in 1963 with 230 students, but only specialist further education construc- encourage closer relationships between has now expanded its student body to tion college, Leeds College of Building. the private sector and academia. The new more than 18,000, generating in excess It works with companies from across the innovation hub is working with some of of £1.8bn in economic impact for the UK. UK ensuring its teaching is relevant for the UK’s most exciting companies. With 7,200 students, York St John the modern construction industry. Dating back to the early 19th century University is forging crucial links with the The college expanded its estates and the founding of Leeds Mechanics National Agri-Food Innovation Campus portfolio in July when it offi cially opened Institute in 1824, Leeds Beckett University at Sand Hutton. Companies within it phase two of the South Bank Campus. has gone through various guises and include Fera Science, formerly the Food The £13m, 56,000 sq ft state-of-the-art grown to around 2,900 staff and more than and Environment Research Agency. development has a range of classrooms, workshops and a dynamic central atrium. Bradford College is one of the largest providers of higher education outside of the university sector with a student body of 20,000. Further East, Selby College is pushing for exceptionalism and achieved a 100 per cent A-level pass rate across all subjects, with more than half of students achieving high grades and a fi fth at grades A* to A. To the south of the region, Barnsley College is making waves of its own. Another Outstanding-rated college, more than two-fi fths of the student population at Barnsley are over 19 and the college ranks The University of Leeds’ Nexus development much higher than the national average in terms of successful apprenticeships. ■

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p15-22 Location Leeds.indd 21 28/08/2019 14:00 Great places to live

The former Tetley Brewery site on the South Bank in Leeds will be transformed A place to call your own Leeds City Region is a place you can call home. Housebuilders are making the most of the opportunities to create fresh communities and widen access to new homes

trong demand across the residential site, SOYO will bring signifi cant numbers Ssector has helped bring forward to the city centre. groundbreaking schemes designed CEG has also started its £350m to suit emerging demographics across development in the South Bank to bring the Leeds City Region. nearly 750 homes onto the market, in By next year, Leeds will have the addition to the latest phases of Kirkstall seventh fastest growing population in Forge, which will create 112 houses and the UK. There are now more than 12,000 apartments just a six-minute train ride residents in the city centre with the fi gure away from Leeds city centre. expected to grow to in excess of 20,000 The former Tetley Brewery site on the over the next decade. South Bank gained approval in October The city is building houses at a faster 2017. The aim is to create 850 homes and rate than the rest of Yorkshire, delivering bring more residents into an expanding more than 3,000 homes a year. city centre. Leeds outperformed all other main CITU’s Climate Innovation District is metropolitan districts and cities in terms the biggest urban sustainable develop- of housing growth over the last three ment in the UK. The completed homes years, with only one local authority area, are the fi rst to have been built in Leeds A new home in CITU’s Climate Tower Hamlets in London, building more. city centre for more than 90 years. The Innovation District, Leeds Caddick Developments is behind the site encourages people to walk or ride £300m, 685,000 sq ft SOYO scheme. bikes rather than taking the car to work. urban environment into a vibrant More than 700 homes plus offi ce and retail In Bradford, renovation of Hallmark community of people and businesses. space will be built next to West Yorkshire House and grade-II listed Conditioning The vision for the scheme sets out Playhouse, Leeds College of Music, BBC House is set to bring close to 300 homes. provision for housing, business, artisan studios and the Northern Ballet headquar- Work will start on almost 150 houses with- shops, leisure facilities, community ters. Situated on the historic Quarry Hill in the £150m New Bolton Woods urban attractions and a health centre a ten village development, to 15-minute walk from the urban centre near the city. of Huddersfi eld. SKA has ambitions to And regeneration complete the project as early as 2022. developer Urban SKA is also due to start work on the Splash has created redevelopment of the Co-op building in unique rooftop Huddersfi eld, representing the fi rst project penthouse ‘pods’ within Kirklees Council’s regeneration at Lister Mills. plan. SKA’s scheme will create a total of SKA Develop- 135 student bedrooms in 75 apartments. ments has unveiled Wakefi eld Council’s City Fields scheme its vision for The (formerly known as Wakefi eld East) meas- Greater Waterfront ures 375 acres and is earmarked for 2,500 Quarter which homes, leisure, retail and commercial SKA Developments’ vision for Huddersfi eld’s Co-op building will transform space, as well as a new relief road. It a long-neglected could support the creation of 3,200 jobs. ■

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