People living in the heart of Leeds fear they may be “engulfed” if plans to build new apartments on neighbouring land go ahead.
Developers have submitted plans to build two riverside tower blocks – which would be 16 and 19 storeys high respectively – on the Whitehall Road car park in the city centre. A separate bid by another developer to build offices and possibly a hotel further down the car park has also provoked anger, having been put forward around the same time in April.
The plans have prompted a wave of protest from locals, including dozens from those living in the neighbouring Whitehall Waterfront building and the West Point flats on the other side of the car park. They claim the new flats will dwarf their own living quarters, block out light and compromise their safety at night.
