We expect the best – warning to developers

An 18-storey block of flats in Leeds can be built after three attempts by a developer to secure planning permission.

- by Don Mort

A proposal for 164 apartments at Sayner Lane in Hunslet was agreed after Leeds City Council was offered an increased financial contribution.

It was first deferred by the City Plans Panel in May after no affordable homes were offered.

Eight discounted rents were then included by Countrylarge Limited, but members were not satisfied and raised further concerns over a lack of grassed space in July.