Leeds South Bank
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS11 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Leeds South Bank is a proposed new town in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The development is under construction and is located to the south of Leeds city centre.
Development
The South Bank project was established by the Leeds Transformational Regeneration Partnership.[1] The regeneration is priced at £350 million,[2] and the project is supported by Leeds City Council.[3]
In September 2025, Leeds South Bank was named as one of 12 locations by the government's New Towns Taskforce.[4] South Bank will be one of three completed by 2029.[5] The South Bank regeneration seeks to create 35,000 jobs and 8,000 new homes.[6] The redevelopment involves the industrial districts of Holbeck and Hunslet.[7]
In March 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that Leeds South Bank was one of seven shortlisted areas for potential development. [a] Further consultation is expected to take place, with final decisions due later in the year.[8] In June 2026, West Yorkshire Combined Authority announced the release of funding intended to help realise the potential to build 20,000 new homes in the area.[9]
Park
In July 2025, the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Aire Park was opened.[10] It is the largest new public park in the United Kingdom.[11]
See also
Notes
- ↑ The other areas were Brabazon and West Innovation Arc, Gloucestershire; Crews Hill and Chase Park, Enfield; Tempsford, Bedfordshire; Thamesmead, southeast London; Victoria North, Manchester; and a site in Milton Keynes.
References
- ↑ "A vision for Leeds: a decade of city centre growth and wider prosperity". gov.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ Johnson, Kristian (19 October 2018). "£350 million South Bank project to begin next month". Leeds Live. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Green light for landmark new Aire Park to be centrepiece of South Bank Leeds". Leeds City Council News. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Mapped: The 12 new towns set to be built around UK". The Independent. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Labour announces location for Yorkshire 'new town'". Yorkshire Post. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Masterplan for South Bank and remodelled Leeds Station formally adopted by Leeds City Council planners". Leeds City Council News. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ Morton, Jeremy (29 September 2025). "New Town for South Bank could bring 13,000 new homes". South Leeds Life. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ Seddon, Paul (22 March 2026). "Ministers name seven areas where 'new towns' could be built". BBC News. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Multimillion-pound investment to support thousands of new homes, published on 25 June 2026, accessed on 7 July 2026
- ↑ "Public park opens as South Bank project continues in Leeds". BBC News. 27 July 2025. Archived from the original on 20 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ McCormick, Sebastian (25 July 2025). "Leeds to have UK's largest new public park as next phase opens on South Bank". Leeds Live. Archived from the original on 27 December 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
