By Don Mort, local democracy reporter
The sale of two plots of council land could see them redeveloped into affordable homes for Leeds.
Leeds City Council has agreed to sell the vacant sites at Clarence Road in Hunslet and Viaduct Road, Burley.
The buyer, for an undisclosed sum, is Homes England, the government agency which funds affordable housing.
A council report said both sales were expected to be completed by March 31, allowing for government-backed housing schemes to be developed.
It said: “This will support health and well-being for Leeds residents, offering them more affordable housing choice, and will see dwellings built to modern standards of energy efficiency.”
Both sites attracted offers from private developers after being deemed surplus to requirements by the council in 2018.
After both sales fell through, the council approached Homes England, which made unconditional offers to buy the sites.
The sites were recommended for disposal under the council’s “accelerated sales programme”, designed to raise cash for the authority before the end of 2024/25
The report said: “A sale of the assets will generate a substantial capital receipt for the council within the current financial year.”
Homes England was expected to carry out planning work on the sites before selling them on for housing development, said the report.
It added: “On successful onward sale the sites will be developed out into residential units providing modern sustainable housing and new communities.”
The building projects would boost the regeneration of Hunslet and Kirkstall and growth of the city centre as part of the council’s Transformational Regeneration Programme.
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