Decision details

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report on the proposed principles to underpin the development of a regeneration strategy for the South Leeds area with a view to detailed proposals being presented to a future meeting of the Board in the summer of 2007.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the decision of the Department for Communities and Local Government on the Beeston Hill and Holbeck Round 5 Housing PFI scheme be noted.

(b)  That an Outline Business Case for the Beeston Hill and Holbeck PFI scheme be prepared.

(c)  That a Regeneration Investment Plan for South Leeds, which includes the following specific priorities be prepared:

·  Developing and progressing regeneration proposals for the Beeston Hill and Holbeck area

·  Developing and progressing a scheme that will integrate the major private sector housing development at Sharp Lane, Middleton with adjacent older housing areas

·  Strengthening the role of the Parkside industrial area and the John Charles Centre for Sport and South Leeds High School as an employment/recreation/learning campus and improving accessibility from adjacent communities

(d)  That the Council owned land off Throstle Road, Middleton marked as A on the plan attached to the report be retained in Council ownership until the potential to integrate the development of adjacent areas has been assessed.