By John Baron

Thousands of comments have so far been posted on a citywide consultation asking people to have their say on the future of development and land use in Leeds.

Views are being sought on a planning blueprint which could see thousands of new homes built on potential sites across Leeds.

The Leeds Local Plan is a legal framework that will set out the council’s vision and strategy for sustainable growth up to 2042.

The plan guides how land will be used and developed. It influences planning decisions to ensure any developments meet the needs of the community and the environment. 

A range of potential sites included in the consultation were put forward by developers, landowners, residents and others. They are not suggestions or endorsements from the council but were put forward in a ‘call for sites’ that the council must then evaluate to see whether they are suitable for development.

Haven: Headingley Station Allotments

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most commented site in West Leeds so far is Headingley Station Allotments in Kirkstall. The site has received significant press attention, including WLD.

The consultation continues until 15 September 2025.

With just over a month of the consultation remaining, here’s a list of the top ten commented sites so far in the seven wards WLD covers:

  1. Headingley Station Allotments, Kirkstall – up to 61 homes – 896 comments (plus 2,202 names on an independent petition).
  2. Lawns Lane, New Farnley – housing capacity up to 408 houses – 295 comments
  3. Land to the east of the A6120, west of Bagley Lane and north of Kirklees Drive, Farsley – housing capacity up to up to 527 houses – 282 comments.
  4. Crossfield Farm, Woodhall Road, Calverley, Pudsey – housing capacity up to 363 – 252 comments.
  5. Crowther Avenue, Calverley – up to 12 houses – 182 comments
  6. Land Adjacent to West End Lane and Layton Lane, Horsforth – Estimated draft housing capacity 880 – 180 comments
  7. Land to the north of Carr Road, south of Clara Drive and west of Calverley Cutting, Calverley – estimated housing capacity 171 – 175 comments.
  8. Land to the south of Upper Carr Lane, east of Reservoir Court, Calverley – housing capacity 26 – 123 comments.
  9. Land to the south of Foxholes Crescent and east of Woodhall Road, Calverley – housing capacity 293 – 122 comments.
  10. Land at Bayton Lane/Yeadon Moor Road, Horsforth – TBC – 117 comments

See all the sites in the consultation

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