Lloyds picks Leeds for first affordable housing legacy scheme
Plans have been lodged by the bank for the demolition of two of its former offices on a seven-acre site in Farsley, to be replaced with 133 affordable homes delivered by Breck Homes.
Planning consultancy Lichfields has submitted the application on behalf of the Bank of Scotland – part of Lloyds Banking Group – and Breck.
The scheme is the first fully affordable housing estate to come forward through Lloyds’ legacy estate strategy, part of a wider initiative by the bank to repurpose surplus sites for housing.
Known locally as Dawsons Corner, the brownfield site has stood largely empty in recent years and under the new proposals, it will be turned into a mixed community of apartments, maisonettes, terraced, and semi-detached houses.
Developed in collaboration with Leeds City Council through pre-application discussions, the project aims to create a sustainable neighbourhood with public green spaces and a children’s play area.
Designed by Nieman Architects, the plans feature three apartment blocks positioned on key corners of the development.
Two will front onto Cote Lane, overlooking landscaped green space and forming part of the entrance to the site.
Additional open space to the north will provide a buffer to a nearby nursery.
According to Lichfields, the existing buildings are outdated and no longer viable for modern use, a conclusion supported by a market report submitted alongside the application.
