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Former city funeral home could become 200 flats

Don MortLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageCo-operative Group/Oakapple A computer‑generated visualisation of a proposed block of flats on a street corner. At the centre is a large, curved, mid‑rise block built out of red bricks, with evenly spaced vertical windows across each floor. The development sits alongside a road junction with pavements, railings and street furniture.Co-operative Group/Oakapple
Developers want to build an 11-storey block of flats with a roof garden on Marsh Lane, Leeds

Plans to build more than 200 homes on the site of a former funeral provider in Leeds have been submitted to the city council.

Developers want to demolish the former Co-op Funeral Care building on Marsh Lane and replace it with a large apartment block.

The scheme would deliver 205 one, two and three-bedroom homes close to St Peter's Square and Leeds Bus Station.

A design report stated the plan represented "an excellent opportunity to regenerate the site and provide much needed housing in the city centre".

Planning documents said the site's existing three-storey structure was "of no architectural merit, detracts from the character of the area and is an inefficient use of a brownfield site".

News imageGoogle An urban junction in Leeds, with a three storey brick building in the foreground. The main entrance sits on the corner, marked by a blue triangular canopy on two white columns. A small clock is above the doorway. The pavement around it is wide, with dropped kerbs, paving and metal safety railings along the roadside. To the right, a large green and brown road sign stands beside the pavement and includes a blue P symbol and white text pointing towards Quarry Hill. A dual carriageway runs alongside the site, with several cars visible and traffic lights further along the road.Google
The site is occupied by a vacant three-storey brick building formally occupied by Co-op Funeral Care

The proposed development, led by the Co-operative Group and developer Oakapple, would range between 10 and 11 storeys in height and include rooftop gardens, designed as communal spaces for residents.

The report said the design had been informed by surrounding developments and would reflect "historic, existing and emerging architectural precedent in the area".

The Local Democracy Reporting Service said pre-application discussions with Leeds City Council began in 2022, with a public consultation now under way until 3 July.

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