SOUTHBANKLEEDS CITY CENTRE

Today’s event provides early information about our aim to create a vibrant new city centre destination on our 5.86 acre (2.37 ha) site in Holbeck, in the heart of South Bank Leeds.

We want to reinvigorate the area for living and working. Holbeck is rich in history, community spirit and architectural gems, and was the dynamic engine of the city’s industrial past.

More recently Holbeck has been cut off by railways and major roads - it’s time to find different ways to open up the area, create new linkages and new opportunities for the local community.

We want to improve the environment and provide an attractive place to live, work, walk through and enjoy.

The team is here today to discuss our proposals in more detail and we are keen to understand your ideas. Please chat to members of our team or complete a comment form.

WELCOME

KIRKSTALL FORGE• Working closely with Leeds City Council to transform a former industrial

site into an exciting new community of 1,050 homes and 400,000 sq ft of offices, shops and leisure facilities

• Worked in partnership with LCC, WYCA, the LEP and other stakeholders to deliver the first new rail stations in West Yorkshire in a decade at Kirkstall Forge and nearby Apperley Bridge

• On-site and building the first flagship office development - it opens in autumn 2017, creating hundreds of new jobs

• Innovative Skills Village opens in September 2016 – a hands-on construction skills training facility where teenagers as young as 14 can learn skills by working alongside developers, builders, architects and engineers. It will create a local talent pool for apprenticeships and new jobs, delivering Leeds’s future property professionals and tradespeople

• Next year we will start building new homes and a primary school linked to the Ruth Gorse Academy

WHO IS CEG?

Roger Marsh, OBE, Chair of Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership “Kirkstall Forge is a true example of smart regeneration. The high quality office space that is being designed, coupled with the high end landscaping that will seamlessly incorporate the new development into the beautiful natural landscape, offers a real unique proposition for businesses looking to locate in the City Region”

CEG is supporting the Skill Mill project – the team is undertaking environmental and clearance work at Kirkstall Forge – helping to boost employment opportunities and skills for vulnerable young people in Leeds

Kirkstall Forge has secured the Gamechanger Award at the Yorkshire Property Awards as well as a national Placemaking Award for Best Mixed-use Development 2015. The judging panel, which includes urban designers, planners, housebuilders, regeneration companies, the Prince’s Regeneration Trust and (now) Historic England, said they loved the scheme’s scale, ambition, partnership and environmental values.

Leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Judith Blake said: “I can’t tell you how important this project is to Leeds; we are on a mission to get out and tell the world what a great place our city is. We have a project here bringing together regeneration, skills and training, jobs, houses and sustainable transport.

“This is exactly the sort of scheme we want to encourage in Leeds. This scheme is a great example of the way the public and private sectors can work together using innovative new ideas to regenerate brownfield sites into places which will attract people to live, work and visit so we very much look forward to seeing the development progress.”

WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING VIBRANT NEW PLACES IN LEEDSWe have invested in new developments in Leeds since the turn of the millennium. We’re on-site delivering the £400m Kirkstall Forge development and we manage a successful office campus at Thorpe Park Leeds.We’ve been recognised and commended for our approach to masterplanning, community engagement and sensitive place-making and we continue to lead the way, investing in local schemes where we can deliver local benefits.

‘NORTH – SOUTH’ CITY CENTRE DIVIDE• Leeds originally grew around the River Aire, but the railway and rail station

now split the city, with Holbeck and South Bank suffering as a result of the barriers presented by the rail infrastructure, the river/canal, the motorway and other major roads

• This has made it more difficult for residents in Holbeck, Beeston and Hunslet to access opportunities through an easy journey

LOCAL ISSUESSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS• The walk from Holbeck to the city centre is unappealing – the environment

is unattractive, poorly lit and there are security fears

• Anti-social activities are rife in some areas

• Undeveloped and neglected sites have compounded the issues

As an important centre for business services and innovation, Leeds needs to keep growing and making the most of its existing advantages.

Increased prosperity brings jobs and higher standards of living and it’s now time for the south of the city to flourish again. Our development is a major opportunity for change. We want to help support the vision of the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum:

“To make Holbeck a more attractive and healthier place for everyone, it will have a thriving local centre with a range of community facilities, a choice of quality but affordable housing, a variety of local job opportunities, all set in a green environment, respecting the heritage and local character of the area, and well connected to the city centre and adjoining neighbourhoods.” ‘Vision’ statement – Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan: draft 4 May 2016

MAKING HOLBECK FLOURISH AGAINNEIGHBOURHOOD PLANAlthough the CEG: South Bank site does not lie within the boundary of the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan, there are great opportunities for us to complement and support its general aims. These include:

Objectives for a variety of job opportunities - We can help to create an environment which encourages investment and entrepreneurship, attracting new businesses and improving the appearance of existing businesses through improving boundary treatments. Vacant sites could be improved by facilitating temporary uses or environmental treatment.

Objectives for a green environment - We can help to create ‘green corridors’ to provide attractive and safe pedestrian routes.

Objectives for a well-connected neighbourhood - We can help to improve accessibility and safety of pedestrian links and cycle ways within the area and to surrounding neighbourhoods and the city centre/South Bank. There may be opportunities to assist with improving bus services to shopping centres, other neighbourhoods and the city centre.

Objectives for respecting the heritage and local character: We can help support the intention to recognise and enhance local distinctiveness and character, and help provide opportunities around which future regeneration and redevelopment of this area can be promoted.

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Creating a well-connected, thriving and attractive community

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JOBS AND SKILLS• Burberry is relocating and expanding its trenchcoat

production facilities, bringing manufacturing back to the heart of Holbeck

• We will provide business space, shops, services, cafés, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities and a range of homes to support Burberry and attract other companies to the area, creating more jobs

• CEG’s commitment to South Bank is a commitment to Leeds and its communities

• As with our Kirkstall Forge development, we will work in partnership with Employment Leeds to provide on-site training during construction to benefit local people – creating education, training, skills and apprenticeship opportunities on the doorstep

THE OPPORTUNITY

REDEFINING THE CITY CENTRE• This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at South Bank Leeds can double the

size of Leeds city centre. This is something no other UK city has the capacity to achieve

• This site provides a crucial link between Holbeck, the rail station and city centre

• Our local team will create a destination location combining leisure, retail, food and drink, with creative workspace and a city centre lifestyle – we can bring the early growth that the city needs

• Visitors to Leeds who arrive by existing rail services will see this central gateway as a new city centre location

HOLBECK SITE

HERITAGE, CHARACTER AND QUALITY• Although there are important heritage

buildings close by and part of the site lies in a conservation area, much of the CEG: South Bank site has a less characterful base

• We can create modern and exciting architecture to complement historic buildings elsewhere in the area whilst preserving and enhancing the conservation area

• Tower Works, Temple Works, Marshalls Mill and the Round Foundry help to create a unique historic industrial identity that is being positively contributed to by new prominent buildings such as Candle House

• This is a key city centre destination and our proposals will seek to combine some of the area’s extensive industrial, riverside, rail and textile history with iconic new buildings and innovative public spaces, befitting of a new city quarter

THE STORY SO FAR

KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENTThe opportunity to develop CEG: South Bank in the last boom cycle was missed when the site was not in our ownership...

Now is the time to build upon recent development interest in the area. The Yorkshire Hub (HS2/3) can become the keystone in the future of Leeds South Bank.

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• The new southern entrance to Leeds City Station, the proposed HS2 and HS3 (Northern Powerhouse Rail) and other developments are pivotal regeneration opportunities

• In advance of any new rail investment or new development, CEG: South Bank already benefits from its central location and is poised to enhance the wider area

• This is an unrivalled location for growth, close to Leeds City Station, the River Aire, the Leeds Liverpool Canal and the green pedestrian and cycle linkages they offer

• Bus routes along Whitehall Road and Neville Street provide good access and new bus routes are being explored to benefit Holbeck

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A Temple Works B Globe Road C Tower Works D Park Square E Burberry Site F Bridgewater Place G City Square H Town Hall I First Direct Arena J Kirkgate Market K Leeds Dock L Printworks Campus M Crown Point Retail Park N Victoria Quarter O Trinity

The anticipated arrival of HS2 further consolidates the opportunity for Leeds South Bank. This will act as the new gateway to Leeds.

The vision for Leeds South Bank is to provide an attractive, dynamic and sustainable place to invest, work, study, play and live.

The city legacy of wool and flax, weaving, tailoring and commerce is an inspiring foundation for our approach.

• A mix of large and smaller-scale buildings using a coordinated architectural approach will be planned within a townscape setting of strong public areas to encourage a thriving sense of community

• A variety of uses are possible - homes, hotels, creative workspaces, craft-business workshops, digital and creative industries, university-related space as well as regional and national office uses

• The range of proposed buildings will respond to the conservation areas in the east and south, the mid-rise proposals within new neighbouring developments, and the taller buildings around the canal and to the west, promoting a suite of buildings around quality public realm.

• We will strike a careful balance between buildings, provision of green spaces and innovative public realm so that a strong sense of identity can be forged

OUR VISION

Our award-winning architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, has developed in a number of key city centres around the UK:

• In Leeds at Broadcasting Place FCBStudios created a mixed-use arts and residential community adjacent to a listed building – the design won the International Tall Building of the Year award in 2010, seeing off competition from some of the world’s most prestigious buildings

• FCB Studios has also re-energised industrial and historic places such as Ditherington Flax Mill – the forerunner of Temple Works and the world’s oldest steel frame structure – and Middleport Pottery, which has received regional and national RIBA awards and heritage/ conservation awards from Placemaking, Civic Trust, Museum and Heritage, and Europa Nostra

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• Characterful places - integrating waterfronts, Hol Beck and railway infrastructure into the public realm to create variety

• Dynamic and vibrant urban quarter - focused on skills, innovation, craft, culture and living

• Better walking routes and cyclist facilities – safe, secure and attractive environments with footpaths linking to the city centre, cycle parking and lockers

• Safe environments - reduce speeds along Water Lane and Globe Road so that the area is more enjoyable to travel through and spend time in

• Inspired public realm - using heritage, waterside and potentially viaduct-related walks, as well as connections over the canal and an improved interface with Holbeck

• High Line - not prejudicing a future proposal for a connecting ‘highline’ on Network Rail’s viaduct

• Family friendly - providing a safe environment to live in and visit – alongside a range of purpose-built family apartments designed specifically to provide for the needs of families with children and drawing on international best practice. A proportion of homes will be affordable for families on lower incomes

CREATING A STRONG ENVIRONMENT AND BETTER CONNECTIVITY

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• Your views - we welcome the thoughts of local people in terms of how you would like this area of the city centre to be appreciated

• Learn from example – a nod to successful worldwide city centre developments that provide new jobs, homes, leisure and skills/training opportunities for nearby communities and new residents

• Unique - use river, canal, railway and manufacturing heritage, as well as exploring new market opportunities such as Yorkshire’s historic textile/tailoring and university links

• Landmark development - new buildings befitting of the city centre gateway location

• Quality - our team of consultants is working hard to deliver best practice and best-in-class design

• Remodelling Holbeck’s industrial roots - to create employment and productivity and provision of nearby housing for the growing workforce for this and the next generation’s new entrepreneurship and talents

AMBITIONWORLDWIDE PRECEDENTS

RECREATION AND OPEN SPACEA significant proportion of the site will be devoted to public realm and new green spaces. This open space within the site may include:

• Pocket parks and a public square

• A new linear route along Hol Beck

• New greener walkways from Holbeck into the city centre, connecting with the towpath

Community safety and convenience will be encouraged through natural surveillance, active street frontages and principles of design.

We are committed in the shorter term to improving the environment around our site, for example through our work with the Skill Mill. We welcome your ideas.

ECONOMIC BENEFITSCEG: South Bank will bring significant regeneration and local economic growth, our indicative figures at this stage show it will deliver in the order of:

DELIVERING COMMUNITY BENEFITS

ON-SITE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONIn addition to providing on-going opportunities for young people working with the Skill Mill at Holbeck, we will link to the Kirkstall Forge Skills Village.

This will provide local schools, such as the South Leeds Academy and the Ruth Gorse Academy, with the opportunity to provide vocational work experience within a construction environment. It will train the city’s future architects, engineers, builders and tradespeople and provide a local talent pool for future apprenticeship opportunities.

CEG is very keen to connect with the existing local communities to discuss how its new development is planned.

New Homes Bonus Paymentsto LPA [over a 6 year period]

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£4.4m £690,000

Additional Council Tax Revenues [per annum]

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c.£120m

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580 new homes offers the opportunity to stimulate economic growth, help reduce the impact of local authority budget cuts and assist in meeting Leeds City Council’s objectively assessed housing need.

The Economic and Community Benefits of a Mixed-use Development at Land at Globe Road, Leeds

Direct Employment[estimated to create 130 FTE construction jobs]

130 Jobs

Indirect/Induced Employment[195 FTE jobs could be created in the supply chain]

195 Jobs

First Occupation Expenditure on goods and services to make a house ‘feel like home’ a proportion of which would be captured locally

£2.9m

Construction Value [estimated total cost of construction]

Economic Output[expected additional Gross Value Added (GVA) per annum from direct and indirect jobs]

£16.9m GVA

130 JobsNew Operational Jobs supported by increased resident expenditure in the local area

580 New Homes including29 Affordable Homes39,000sqm Commercial

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Estimated Net Additional Resident Expenditure within local shops and services [per annum]

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£890k Additional Business Rate Revenue [per annum]

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£299mNew Operational Jobs[2,750 new operational FTE jobs supported by the commercial uses]

2,750

The site offers a sustainable city centre location for new homes, new employers, shopping and leisure facilities, helping to keep Leeds’s economy growing.

If you have any questions about the proposals, please ask a member of the team at any of our events. The views of the local community are important – we want to know if you agree with our aspirations which include:

• Improving pedestrian and cycling connectivity – to make it easier and more attractive to travel from Holbeck to our development, the rail station and the city centre

• Providing new job opportunities – in addition to the arrival of Burberry’s new manufacturing facility, our development will create employment in offices and other business space, shops, cafes, bars and restaurants

• Creating a safe, family-friendly environment – we want families to live and visit this area. We will plan for some new family homes and deliver green spaces and public plazas that are attractive and well-lit

• Delivering a new world-class destination location for the south-west of the city centre that combines living, working, shopping, eating and drinking with attractive places to walk, rest and enjoy

We welcome your views on what changes you would like to see in the wider area.

Please complete a questionnaire and provide your comments and any ideas you may have.

Please hand in your questionnaire today or post it back before the 8th July to CEG: South Bank Consultation, First Floor, The Exchange, Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1TS

All of the exhibition materials can be viewed on our website: www.cegsouthbank.co.uk

You can also email: laura.kenny@ceg.co.uk or call 0113 3226596 if you have any questions.

Thank you.

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