Shop and flats plan approved for former Chapel Allerton bank

A former high street bank will be redeveloped into a mixed use building. Council planners say it will help bring a vacant site back into use.

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00:01Plans to convert a former bank in Chapel Allerton into a shop and housing have been

00:06approved by Leeds City Council. The building on Harrogate Road, previously used by Nat West,

00:11will be turned into a retail unit with apartments above and behind. The branch closed as part of a

00:17wider program of bank closures and the site has since been vacant. Planning officers say the

00:23development will bring the building back into use and support the vitality of the area.

00:27The scheme includes multiple flats alongside the shop space, with the council approving a change

00:34of use to allow the redevelopment to proceed. An estimated 26,000 people currently call the

00:41Chapel Allerton area home.