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South Leeds Life | January 2022
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Drysalters pub saved from demolition, again T
he Drysalters pub on the Ring Road near the Cottingley Hall estate has been saved from demolition, again. A Planning Inspector has dismissed the developer’s appeal after Leeds City Council rejected their planning application to demolish the pub and build a drivethrough coffee shop. In his report the Inspector, C Coyne, agreed that the loss of the pub would have a “harmful social impact” on residents of the Cottingley Hall estate, football fans and mourners attending Cottingley Crematorium. He also found the plans would harm a number of mature trees on the site. Hayley Guy, one the Save The Salters campaign organisers told South Leeds Life: “It’s great news for the pub, and after the couple of years we have had with the pandemic, I’m glad it has survived.” Councillor Andrew Scopes (Beeston & Holbeck) commented: “I welcome this news and it is nice to get the good news before Christmas! I would like to thank everyone who formally objected to the proposals. However, unfortunately, there is always a
future risk with this kind of property and I understand that the current landlord is on a short term lease and so it is possible that the building could be intentionally wound down further and a future application again resubmitted with the aim to request local/public opinion be reassessed. “I would therefore encourage local groups to consider putting the Drysalters forward as a ‘Asset of
Community Value’. This is something that needs to be community led, but do get in touch if you want to talk further about this.” We first reported on the plans in September 2020 when the first planning application was submitted. A Save The Salters group quickly sprang up online and over 50 letters objecting to the plans were sent to the Council. The planning application was refused by officers
tamford Property Holdings and Shelborn Asset Management have bought the prime ‘Westbank’ site in Holbeck from Lloyds Bank and plan to redevelop it. The four acre site, off Water Lane and next to Bridgewater Place, is currently occupied by a three-storey call centre, originally built for The Halifax. The purchaser was represented by Knight Frank, while the vendor was represented by CBRE and JLL. Eamon Fox, Partner and Head of Office Agency at Knight Frank in Leeds, commented: “This is the best development site to be offered to the market this year in the flourishing city of Leeds – bar none, thanks to its size and location. This is tremendous news for the city. “Situated in the heart of Leeds’ South Bank regeneration area, Westbank is 350 meters south of Leeds Railway Station and offers direct access to the M621 and superb national motorway network. “The surrounding area is a popular office location with nearby occupiers including ASDA, KPMG, BT and Yorkshire Building Society. Leeds has seen significant regeneration over the past decade and the planned redevelopment of
later that month. However, the developers then submitted a second application in November 2020 with additional evidence about the market conditions. But once again planning officers rejected the application having commissioned their own report on market conditions from the District Valuer. The developers then appealed the decision to the Planning Inspectorate and the Inspector has now published his decision, ruling in favour of the Council and the campaigners. The pub is still very much open hosting regular punk rock gigs and hot food in the evening Tuesdays to Saturdays.
Developers plans to demolish the The Drysalters pub in Beeston have been quashed
Holbeck call centre site bought for redevelopment S
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the South Bank will double the size of Leeds city centre in the next ten years.” Brian Rabinowitz, Director at Shelborn Asset Management, explained that he was very excited about the purchase of such a significant site in the heart of the city of Leeds, where there was such a shortage of new build office stock within the city and the demand for space was clearly outstripping supply.
Uri Goldberg, Director at Stamford Property Holdings, commented: “We are delighted to be partnering with Shelborn on this exciting redevelopment opportunity. We look forward to working collaboratively with Leeds City Council to deliver a world class mixed use scheme with excellent environmental credentials at its core.” Josh Morris, Investment Partner with Knight Frank in London, added:
The site lies in the shadow of Bridgwater Place
“We are pleased to have acted on behalf of Stamford and Shelborn on their purchase of Westbank, Leeds. The transaction represented an unrivalled opportunity to acquire a flagship site in the heart of Leeds’ major regeneration hub and to be part of the creation of a new community in the city. “Leeds offers a diverse and robust economy, home to 20 FTSE 100 companies, over 100,000 students and a workforce of 1.9 million people. A major commercial and financial centre for Yorkshire and the North East of England, investment into the city remains strong and confidence is high.” The Leeds offices of Knight Frank and CBRE have been retained as letting agents for the scheme.
