Rachel Reeves has said new homes would breathe life into derelict sites in Leeds, with “exciting opportunities” to build in the west of the city.
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00:00The Chancellor and Leeds West and Pudsey MP Rachel Reeves has said new homes would breathe
00:07life into derelict sites in Leeds. In an exclusive interview with the Yorkshire Evening Post
00:12at No. 11 Downing Street, she said there could be exciting opportunities to build in the
00:17west of the city, singling out parcels of land near Kirkstall Road and Armley among
00:22the areas for potential redevelopment. It comes as Labour have committed to building
00:261.5 million homes over the next five years which could see planning system reform in
00:31order to reach that target. Rachel Reeves identified Kirkstall Forge as a particular
00:36area which could see new homes, with the priority for the government around house building being
00:41to ensure that some of the projects that have been around for a while do get lift off. Although
00:45the Chancellor reiterated that the approach to house building would be brownfield first,
00:50areas in the grey belt could be considered, which are areas designated as greenbelt land
00:55that are unattractive or of low quality.