Domis, in partnership with developer Cole Waterhouse, has broken ground on Leeds Urban Village.
Phase one of the £200 million regeneration project to the east of Marsh Lane in Leeds City Centre has now commenced. The scheme will transform a 3.8-acre brownfield site into a new mixed-use neighbourhood, delivering 1,012 new homes across five residential buildings.
Leeds Urban Village will offer a mix of Build to Rent, open market sale and affordable homes, increasing housing choice close to the city centre. At street level, the plans include up to 18,000 sq ft of flexible commercial and community space, creating opportunities for cafés, retail, co-working and lifestyle uses, alongside new local jobs.
At the heart of the development is a 1.13-acre public park, forming the social hub of the neighbourhood. The high-quality public realm will feature children’s play areas, integrated play elements and space for community events, supported by a landscape strategy that delivers biodiversity net gain and 57 new trees in Phase 1.
Kingsley Thornton, Managing Director of Domis, added:
“Leeds Urban Village is our first major step in the city and the start of much more to come, and we’re proud to be delivering it in partnership with our long-standing development partner, Cole Waterhouse.
This project will create a new community for Leeds with homes, a generous public park and flexible ground floor space that supports local life and new employment.”
Speaking on Leeds Urban Village’s wider impact on Leeds and West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire added:
“Leeds has been rightly recognised as a national growth opportunity, and this new development will see hundreds of homes built for local families, backed by our multimillion-pound Brownfield Housing Fund.
By investing in the new homes our region needs, we’re putting a safe and secure roof over people’s heads, driving the regeneration of our towns and cities, and building a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.”
Delivered through a forward-thinking joint venture, Leeds Urban Village is set to become a key part of the city’s evolving urban fabric blending modern living with green infrastructure, connectivity, and inclusive design. This is not just a housing scheme; it’s the creation of a new urban community for Leeds.
The development is expected to create circa 600 jobs during the construction phase and up to 313 additional jobs once built.
