Danish planners and British architects have been appointed to help realise the vision for the redevelopment of a four-hectare patch of inner-city Leeds.
Leeds-based developers Khalbros and Torsion Group have formed a joint venture for a mixed-use scheme in Eastgate Quarter, covering land from Vicar Lane in the west to Bridge Street in the east, and from Lady Lane in the south to the A64(M) in the north.
Khalbros and Torsion Group JV acquired the Eastgate Quarter development in April 2025. Their plans will extend the city centre footprint and create a new community with new homes, workspace, leisure and hospitality amenities.
The consultant team that the Khalbros鈥� and Torsion Group JV has appointed to realise this vision includes architects FeildenCleggBradley (FCB) Studios as lead architect and masterplanner and Danish urban designers SLA.
FCB Studios has a long-standing relationship with the city of Leeds, having designed Broadcasting Place for Leeds Beckett University and developed the masterplan for Wellington Place.
Leeds-based ID Planning will provide planning consultancy on the project. Roscoe has been appointed to provide structural and civil engineering services. AMA will provide highways and transport advice.
A further 15 specialists and advisors will support the core consultant team. These include: Urban Wilderness providing townscape visual impact assessment; Futuresecology providing ecology consultancy; Prospect providing archaeology services; and Social, providing communications and public consultation support. Wider support will come from FD Global providing wind consultancy and advice; Levrant, providing heritage support to conserve and repurpose heritage buildings on the site; GIA Consulting, providing daylight and sunlight surveying; and Tace, providing services and utilities consultancy.
The proposals for the Eastgate Quarter are currently going through a pre-application process with Leeds City Council, ensuring that the emerging plans meet the ambitions set out in the Eastgate Quarter masterplan document.
Khalbros managing partner David Khalastchi said: 鈥淓astgate Quarter is a defining moment for Leeds as the final major regeneration opportunity within the inner city centre. Through these appointments, we are introducing Eastgate Quarter as a project of international significance, imbued with Leeds鈥� unmistakeable character. We, along with our investors, are proud to contribute to the long-term transformation of the city and shaping the future of Leeds. 鈥�
Torsion Group chief executive Dan Spencer said: 鈥淭his is a pivotal step in bringing the transformative vision for the Eastgate Quarter in Leeds to life. We are proud to have appointed such a strong and talented consultant team that brings together the best of Leeds-based and international expertise.
鈥淭he calibre of the team reflects the scale of our ambition for this development and our commitment to bring forward a scheme that supports the council鈥檚 aspirations for inclusive economic growth and leaves a positive legacy for future generations.鈥�
FCB Studios senior partner Alex Whitbread said: 鈥淓astgate has been a forgotten part of the city centre for decades. In its place, our ambition is to shape a new mixed-use neighbourhood rooted in Leeds鈥� character, where sustainability, density and quality of place work together.
鈥淥ur approach will bring new life to long empty buildings and create a dynamic new public realm where we currently have empty lots and car parking. This new quarter will reconnect with surrounding residential neighbourhoods and help bring forward Leeds鈥� ambitions for an expanding city centre. Eastgate Quarter has the potential to set a new benchmark for socially responsible urban development and leave a lasting legacy for Leeds.鈥�
Rasmus Astrup, SLA design principal and senior partner, added: 鈥淲e are thrilled to be working on such an important and transformative scheme for Leeds. Informed by Leeds鈥� unique heritage, our ambition is to help turn Eastgate into a true 鈥楪reengate鈥� 鈥� a neighbourhood where city nature, public life, and green infrastructure become the driving forces for regeneration.鈥�
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