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David Spereall

Plan for new affordable homes in Leeds on former industrial site

Fresh plans have emerged to redevelop an old industrial site, which was abandoned after the Leeds Boxing Day floods in 2015.

Empty land left behind by the old Thyssen Krupp building, on Kirkstall Road, could be converted into 130 residential units, all of which would be classed as “affordable housing” under early proposals.

Thyssen Krupp, which is a conglomerate of engineering and manufacturing businesses, left the site when horrendous flooding hit the area seven years ago. The building was later demolished.

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