Holbeck Urban Village

[Molly]

Originally Posted by magicrealist

Will you be there Moll?

Yep.

[SmartCity]

Hope you all had a good time folks!

.......got a hangover???? ha ha

[Molly]

^ Yes thanks....a real shame you couldn't make it.

I've stuck with my proposed outfit of black cargo pants, khaki t shirt

Ooh! That's what you'll be wearing! That'ud'f helped to have read that before this morning!



btw... thanks so much jimbo's dad for the lift home. .. and happily happened to drop us right outside the Indian too.

[Rob]

Hey, had a great time last night, good to meet up with Magic, Smoggie, Jimbo, Ahmed (and Mollie of course), enjoyed the walk around HUV at the end, around the design centre and up to Marshall Mills etc.

for those that didn't make, I don't see any reason why we can't meet again in the not too distant future for those who can make it. It's really good to meet and put faces and personalities to names.

[SmartCity]

It's really good to meet and put faces and personalities to names

.....whilest visiting Bridgewater today I was talking to a gentleman who was taking pictures of the great beast. Thought i'd say hello, me thinking he was probably 'one of the gang', but no. He'd never visited this site before, so hopefully we've got a new person on the block.

Welcome to the team if you've found us!

Back to the night shift....deepjoy, eeek!

[jimbo]

indeedy, twas great to see everyone and thanks for waiting for me to put in a rather late appearance.

Was fantastic to see the inside of Round Foundary - and see the Cross Keys quite busy......not packed, but certainly quite respectable for a Friday night in Holbeck!

we've cleared four rooms so far, and the kitchen is emptying rapidly. I'm am, however, rather pooped so following another cup of char we'll be sallying along to the Garden Gate for a pint and then onto the Sheesh. Gawd bless the curry house!

[magicrealist]

Beer and curry - is there a finer way to spend an evening?

Good to meet y'all - perhaps the next one can be on Wellington Street. Maybe the Wellie itself as it's a Firkin pub and has some decent ale? Easy to get the bus up to Horsforth from there too!

[jimbo]

noticed demolition of Madison Hosiery factory and storage bit next to Tower Works this afternoon. Perhaps they are also prepping for something a bit bigger to happen? no idea if this is included with the parcel of land Yorkshire forward bought with Tower Works, but at least great to see some of the old pre-fab light industrial buildings biting the dust.

[jimbo]

another couple after an inspired evening in the Cross Keys on Friday. Can't believe I didn't get a team photo!



The jewel in Holbeck Urban Village's crown. The 1850's Temple Works inspired by the Temple of Efu. Plans are to turn this into a sort of Leeds version of Saltaire (Hockney Gallery etc). Amazing bit of architecture in what is currently a light industrial backwater.

[Smoggie_Si]

Originally Posted by jimbo

another couple after an inspired evening in the Cross Keys on Friday. Can't believe I didn't get a team photo!

Yeah, we mentioned on a couple of occasions during the evening that we must do a squad photo , but somehow beer, fat chips and king prawns kind of took our minds off any photo action!

It was great to meet up with you all on friday and the post closing time meander around HUV was excellent! We certainly put the world to rights as far as Leeds development is concerned and I'm looking forward to another get together in the non too distant future!

[ahmedd]

Hi

It was good to see you all on Friday. Magic - how many had you had by the time I got there?

I was really impressed by the Pub and the surrounding buildings, remined be of the modern squares you get in European cities.

The view from the pub was good looking over the west end of town and holbeck.

[magicrealist]

Originally Posted by ahmedd

It was good to see you all on Friday. Magic - how many had you had by the time I got there?

I think the technical term for it ahmedd is bolloxed. Or sometimes: completely hammered.

I tell ya, that Dortmunder Red is lethal stuff.

Next time, taking it a bit more steady...hah hah.

[jimbo]

More from Construction News....... the Ingram Row development on Manor Row has been put forward to tender. The construction cost is £23m. Can't remember how many apartments this will be, but its on a southerly site, just along from CityWalk. We really need a few of these individual residential projects to get cracking, and this is a fairly good sign that progress evident.

This appears to be it........

pplication 20/304/04/FU
Received on 30/06/2004
Description
part 8, part 9 storey residential, a1/a2/a3 and office development with car parking
Location
20-22 MANOR ROAD LEEDS 11 2974-3267 MAJ
Library

Decision Permission Granted Decision Date 30/06/2005

Manor Road runs behind City Walk along to where the old LA Bowl place was. this is one of the developments listed on the Holbeck site, and as these start to come on line we'll see a gradual infilling of the old light industrial sites and hopefully it'll become more residential etc. As Fred2 points out, perhaps they'll drive out the ladies of negotiable affection. Not a great sales pitch for the area there really.

[jimbo]

and here's another one which I think has been submitted before, but nevertheless has been resubmitted, possibly after a redesign as I recall the Civic Trust not being too keen on it. Think Aviator posted an image from the 2B architects practice.

Application 20/372/05/OT
Received on 29/07/2005
Description
outline application to erect multi level development up to 16 storeys comprising offices 47 flats and car parking
Location
67 WATER LANE LEEDS 2931-3289 LS11 9UE MAJ
Library

I think this is it..

[Fred2]

I think the Manor Road development was of c. 700 flats which is a pretty large scheme and would require more than 8-9 storeys ? Is this possibly another separate development ?

[jimbo]

There are quite a few schemes on Manor Road - here is another, but don't think this is either the one with planning permission, or the 700 student village plan either!

Client: A Bush (Holdings) Ltd

Architecture 2B were commissioned to design a Mixed use scheme on this industrial site that occupies a key position within the Holbeck Urban Village master plan, Leeds. The design approach was to reflect the expertise and metal fabrication skills of Bush Engineering in the architectural expression of the design, resulting in a folding metal façade to Manor Road as the main element. The benefits of the folding plate are to create visual interest and depth, and to create sections within which external balconies can sit comfortably. The design process involved a constructive dialogue with Leeds Planning Department, who were very supportive of the design approach and resulting quality of architecture produced. Planning Approval was received March 2005.

Contract Value: £5,000,000

[Fred2]

Originally Posted by jimbo

and here's another one which I think has been submitted before, but nevertheless has been resubmitted, possibly after a redesign as I recall the Civic Trust not being too keen on it. Think Aviator posted an image from the 2B architects practice.

Application 20/372/05/OT
Received on 29/07/2005
Description
outline application to erect multi level development up to 16 storeys comprising offices 47 flats and car parking
Location
67 WATER LANE LEEDS 2931-3289 LS11 9UE MAJ
Library

I think this is it..

What a ridiculous gimmicky illustration !

[jimbo]

Leeds Economy Bulletin states that Holbeck Estates Ltd has submitted an outline planning application for a mixed-use development with hotel, residential and commercial uses at Globe Road and Water Lane.

Nothing else, so don't know exactly where, but must be new, because its certainly not the Marshall Mill extension by Igloo, or the Globe Road resi by Wimpey and Bridgemere Properties. Nor does it seem to be the sole resi developments mentioned above. Another new one then, although a bit sketchy and lets face it, the Economy Bulletin hasn't always been accurate.

that said, it does mention two more schemes we already knew about:

- Prestige Salvage - 16 storey development at 67 Water Lane (that's the tallish looking strange curved blocks a couple of posts back with 47 apartments that Fred2 called a gimmick; and

- Bracken Development, who have received planning permission for a part 8/9 storey mixed use development at 20-22 Manor Road, with residential, A1, A2 and A3 usage and offices.

Let's hope they actually rock on with them eh!

[Fred2]

The Holbeck Estates development is between Water Lane and Globe Road and is situated just behind the car park at the junction of the two streets.

[magicrealist]

September Newsletter, issue 08, is hot off the press but as yet is not on the website - www.holbeckurbanvillage.co.uk

Further news of Tower Works and Temple Mill plus Jan Fletcher's £500m scheme on the edge of the HUV area (37 storey tower and a football-sized central plaza it says here).

Also, there is a really good development plan in the centre spread colour coded for sites with planning permission, those with a current app and those in pre-app. Looks like the HUV is about to REALLY take off. Come back in 5-7 years and this place will be literally transformed. Interestingly there is a wireframe rendering of the Emco "triangle" site at the jct of Water Lane/Globe Road where it states the plan is to create 379 apts, hotel + active ground level uses. Looks about 8 storeys at the "point" of the triangle sloping back to about 5 further along Water Lane and Globe Road - I guess to respect views and sight lines of Tower Works from the Round Foundry.

If the PDF doesn't turn up at the website within the week, I'll scan and post it.