33-storey tower and hotel planned for former Leeds International Pool site

A pre-application hearing will discuss the site, on which developers want to build two residential buildings, one student accommodation block and an “aparthotel”, complete with offices.

Developers were selected by Leeds City Council in September 2020 to take on the 2.8 acre site on Lisbon Street, with a planning application originally expected to include student and residential apartments, a 300-bed hotel and 150,000 square feet of office space.

According to a document written by Leeds City Council planning officers, two residential blocks, of 33 and 22 storeys, would be built on the site, providing “up to 629” build to rent flats.

A 24-storey student accommodation block providing around 550 student bed spaces would be included on the site.

A 15-storey “aparthotel” building would provide around 120 rooms and 34,552 square feet of office space.

The plans also include “enhancements” to nearby pedestrian and cycle routes, as well as a “new glass lift and open stair access” to the nearby bridge deck on the south side of the inner ring road.