Liberty Court Welcome

The newly completed Liberty Court on Chapel Hill in Morley is a welcomed good news story.

The housing complex, which will provide 22 two bed roomed apartments for affordable rents to local families, has been a campaign MBI Councillors have been on with for over 4 years.

The previous building that Liberty Court replaced was an eyesore and dragged the area down. It was frequented by drug addicts and had a poor reputation for anti-social behaviour.

The new housing complex will provide affordable homes for local families from Morley. Many residents will leave their over large council homes to move into their new apartment and this again will generate housing opportunities for Morley families on the present housing waiting list.

The finance came from Leeds City Council, the HCA and the Housing association and has been delivered by a committed team who have delivered this fabulous project.

This shows what can be done to hit the three targets of regenerating an area, offering new affordable homes to local people and providing council homes to local families when they move to such new accommodation. It is a virtuous triangle and has informed the three projects we have delivered at Liberty Court, Kirkness Court on Corporation Street and the new homes on Glen Road.

But storm clouds are gathering! Despite our efforts to build on previously developed brownfield sites, secret briefings have taken place and a secret document has been leaked which proposes over 6,000 houses on greenbelt land in the Morley area. More of this later but for now we can welcome this new housing development which benefits the residents in Morley.