The government has announced that Leeds South Bank will be one of seven ‘new towns’ to be built in England.
Under the new plans, land to the south of the River Aire will be redeveloped, bringing over 20,000 new homes to the area.
It comes as part of a national government housebuilding push, which includes £16bn of investment from the new National Housing Bank.
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin described the new town as a ‘a once in a generation opportunity to deliver new homes in one of the UK’s fastest growing cities’.