Plans for Vastint UK’s Leeds development, Aire Park, are moving forward after planning consent was granted for the next phase of the scheme by Leeds City Council. 

Plans for a new seven-storey building have been approved, it will provide 75,000 sqft of office space and almost 7,000 sqft of flexible ground floor space for local retail, restaurant and amenity businesses. The building also has a large roof terrace with views across the park and Leeds’ skyline. 

The ground floor has been designed for a flexible co-working space. Cycle storage and changing facilities promote healthy commuting and active lifestyles and, unlike a sealed air-conditioned office building, opening windows will give tenants control over levels of fresh air.  

Simon Schofield, Vastint UK Construction Lead North, said: "Since planning permission was first submitted for Aire Park, we've seen huge interest and support from the local public, and this approval brings us closer to realising Aire Park as a new city-centre district for the people of Leeds. 

"This exciting design will help re-create the historic route of the Hunslet Road, whilst providing state of the art office and retail space in the very heart of Leeds. Our long-term investment in Aire Park complements the plans for the city as a whole and will create a thriving community in the South Bank area.”

The new building is located on the corner of Waterloo Street and Hunslet Road, neighbouring the iconic, Tetley building, and will mark the gateway to Aire Park on the approach from Leeds train station and city centre. Work on the building is set to begin later this year. 

Aire Park is a new, mixed-use district that will breathe new life into Leeds city centre, creating a new community as part of the regeneration of the South Bank area. Plans for the first phase of the development include 850 new homes, offices, shops, a hotel and a new city centre park.