Harehills Driving Test Centre flats plan

A former Harehills driving test centre could be converted into housing under plans being considered by the council.

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00:00Did you sit your driving test here?

00:06Well, this former driving test centre could be converted into housing under plans being

00:10considered by the council.

00:12The redevelopment of Hillcrest House in Hare Hills could see it turned into 35 flats and

00:17studio apartments.

00:18The five-storey 1960s building was occupied by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

00:24and used as a test centre up until September.

00:27A design report by Coda Architecture said the project would bring an outdated office

00:31block back into use and would represent a significant investment into the local area,

00:36with its redevelopment being a more sustainable approach than demolition and replacement.

00:41The development would consist of 20 one-bed flats along with four two-bed flats and 11

00:46studios on the corner of Hare Hills Lane and Lupton Avenue.

00:49The DVSA has said Fernville Leisure Centre on Oakwood Lane in Gipton is currently being

00:53used for driving tests with no loss of testing capacity.