Skyscraper images reveal how view of Leeds First Direct Arena could change
This artist's impression shows a developer's vision for a new pair of skyscrapers in Leeds city centre.
Councillors last week delegated an application for two tower blocks near the First Direct Arena to the next planning level for approval.
Unite Group Plc and RR Wing Portfolio Ltd want to demolish the podium building by the arena, which includes a Wetherspoons pub, and create connected 27-storey and 15-storey buildings for student accommodation on Merrion Way, Tower House Street and Brunswick Terrace.
Leeds City Council's City Plans Panel chairman, Coun Jim McKenna, on Thursday said: “It’s an application that is going to lift this area – we always had a dream, a plan to lift this area.”