By John Baron
Bosses at the £600 million Kirkstall Forge development will be holding a public consultation ahead of fresh housing plans being submitted on the site.
Yorkshire-based Banks Homes is set to partner with CEG and prepare a detailed planning submission for a range of family homes that will be delivered within the eastern element of the site.
Kirkstalll Forge owners CEG has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Banks Homes, which is its first joint venture delivery partner at the flagship development which had stalled in recent years.
Residents are invited to a public consultation event at Number One, Kirkstall Forge on 3 July 2025 any time between 1pm and 7pm to find out more.
As Banks rolls out the first phase of family homes, CEG will continue to act at master developer for the site, coordinating the delivery of infrastructure, further apartments, community facilities and commercial space as part of a thriving mixed-use development.
Banks is a family-owned business with a 50-year history. The company shares CEG’s commitment to delivering social value, including a programme of educational and employment opportunities.
Joe Cable, Banks Homes project manager, said: “We’re very pleased to be combining our experience and working in partnership with CEG at Kirkstall Forge.
“It will be a flagship development for Banks Homes in Leeds and we look forward to delivering sought-after homes in a fantastic new community, along with all the benefits that will bring to the area.”
Antonia Martin-Wright, director of commercial development at CEG, said: “We are really excited about the opportunity to work with Banks Homes. We had a fantastic response when we went out to market and the ideas Banks has proposed are in line with our vision of creating a vibrant new community at Kirkstall Forge.”
CEG, on behalf of investors, has already delivered a £100 million work programme to bring this brownfield site back to life, including acquisition, clearance, remediation, archaeology, design, planning, utilities, roads, river walls and infrastructure, the opening of a dedicated railway station and the hugely successful Number One office development with Butlers deli bar on the ground floor.
But CEG said in July 2023 that the development had been ‘paused’ due to factors including the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine.
Kirkstall Forge has outline – in principle – planning permission for a new community incorporating new homes, offices, retail, leisure and community space across the 56-acre site. The next stage is to submit a full and detailed planning application.
The site currently features a commercial and office block and a train station.
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£600 million . . . . they’re having a laugh!
It’s about time something was built on the site, how long have CEG been at this project
Plus could do with a bigger car park for railway station it’s always full
More traffic misery to come for Kirkstall then……!!!
For boats
Nope, homes for people it doesn’t mention anything about building a dock
What happened to the plans for 400 homes/flats, school, shops, offices, etc?
Not good enough? Can’t wait to see what comes next: no school, 1000 matchbox homes that part maybe 20yrs before they start falling apart?