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Cartwright Pickard wins planning for £62m student block

By 2021-07-15T06:00:00

LB_New build Great George Street

Work to start next month on conversion of listed Victorian buildings in Leeds city centre

A £62m scheme to convert historic Leeds civic buildings into student accommodation has been approved by the city council.

The scheme, designed by Cartwright Pickard, will turn listed former council-owned buildings into a 17,490sqm student accommodation development with 473 beds.

It will repurpose the Leonardo Printworks, the Leonardo building and Thoresby House in the Civic Quarter of Leeds city centre, as well as new accommodation on the former car park site.

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