Category: Housing

Please find set out below two updates. One in respect of the Asda development at Holt Park and the second one in respect of the proposed Extra Care Housing the Council are bringing forward for part of the old Ralph Thoresby school site. Asda Holt Park As you may be aware, Asda was recently granted…

Further to the information I posted previously, please find below further information that may be helpful.  “Here are the links to the housing roles available which have now gone live. Housing Assistant and Housing Officer roles: https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/housing-resources-housing-housing-assistant-b3-housing-officer-c3/32157.job There are also Sheltered Support Officer roles available : https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/housing-resources-housing-sheltered-support-officer/32064.job  

I have received the following information which may be of interest to you or someone you know: We have a great opportunity for residents to receive support to apply for jobs with Leeds City Council’s housing team.    There are approximately 20 Housing Assistant / Housing Officer roles available and we are providing residents with…

I thought you may be interested in an update on the Farrar Lane Extra Care Housing Scheme due to be built at the current vacant site at the top of Farrar Lane, next to the sheltered housing complex. Caroline and I had a briefing today where we met the representatives from the Council’s project team,…

The residents in the Holtdales estate are to benefit from grant funding of £9300 for fencing to prevent parking on grass verges which is causing an unsightly mess. The Housing Officers for the Holtdales bid for the money from the Housing Advisory Panel (HAP) and their bid was successful following the HAP meeting on Monday…

The residents in the Adel Woods estate are to benefit from grant funding of £1800 for a new notice board. The Adel CRAG Tenants and Residents Group bid for the money from the Housing Advisory Panel (HAP) and their bid was successful following the HAP meeting on Monday 12th February. Residents will be able to…

At the meeting of the Outer North West Housing Advisory Panel (HAP) on Monday 11th December, panel members approved funding of £1800 to pay for a gardening project and also to buy a Bingo machine. The project put forward by the Farrar Lane Sheltered Housing scheme is very worthy of the HAP funding. It will…

Extra funding to support people who are sleeping rough and begging in Leeds has been by me and Cllr. Caroline Anderson. The government has allocated an additional £1,636,640.71 to the city for 2017/18 and £1,794,862.92 for 2018/19, from the Flexible Homeless Support Grant, and the council has already agreed to award a number of contracts…

I was asked by a local resident about an advert they had seen showing that the land where the garages in the centre of the site are has been advertised for auction on 20th July and had been headed up “Residential Development” although subject to planning consents etc. I took this up with Grainger plc’s…

I welcome the proposal for the Rosemont site to be secured for Older People’s Housing and it would be even better if they were able to prioritise it for local residents, but that has still to be discussed and agreed. By providing Older People’s Housing this meets the needs of both Bramhope and the north west of…