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Leeds had one development of medium rise large scale flats, which were built in Quarry Hill in the 1930s, however they were more conventional in their enclosed design. Construction of the complex of 350 flats and maisonettes began in 1968 [1] The complex was commissioned by Leeds City Council and built by Shepherd Construction. The building was ...
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The three brick ten-storey flats were built to a T-plan with access from balconies. Each block contained 60 dwellings. The Leeds Planning Committee approved the application in 1959 and the contract to build was won by W J Simms Sons & Cooke Ltd. [37] [38] In 1998, Swarcliffe Towers and
The building ceased to be local seat of government when the enlarged Leeds City Council was formed in 1974. [11] Later use of the building was limited: there were occasional meetings of the local area management committee of Leeds City Council [ 12 ] and, although a One Stop Centre was established in the building in the early years of the 21st ...
From 1988 two run-down and derelict areas close to the city centre were designated for regeneration and became the responsibility of Leeds Development Corporation, outside the planning remit of the city council. [45] Planning powers were restored to the local authority in 1995 when the development corporation was wound up.
The building is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, and contains 533 student apartments.It was the world's tallest student accommodation building at 103 metres (338 ft) when completed, [2] although it has since been passed by others including Altus House, Leeds. [3]
Access to rural environments ranges from the 'high end' appeal of the Golden Triangle area of north Leeds, Harrogate and York districts to the towns and villages east and south of Leeds. Leeds is a centre for city centre living and has helped to stimulate similar developments in other urban centres including Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield.
Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . [ 8 ]