White Rose Park, Leeds
White Rose Park, formerly known as the Arlington Business Centre, is an established and successful employment centre located to the southwest of Leeds city centre. A hub for innovation and regeneration, it has seen as significant level of development over the years.
Starting in 1997, DHA have submitted a number of associated planning applications to Leeds City council on behalf of our clients, Munroe K Ltd. Applications included:
- A single storey staff restaurant for Arlington Business Centre
- Multiple office blocks with undercroft parking
- Multi storey car parks
- Café and restaurants
- Creche for staff working at the park
- Access and road layout configuration
- Drainage works
- Landscaping
Current businesses on site include the Elliott Hudson College, Capita, Samsung and DAZN, occupying high specification and modern office premises. These are set within landscaping, internal estate roads and pedestrian routes, accompanied by vehicle parking provision which comprises a mix of undercroft and open plan parking, and two multi-storey car parks.
By moving surface car parking spaces into buildings and underground, the significant investment in the quantity and quality of the landscaping has led to a substantial improvement to the quality of the local urban environment. These carparking provisions provide a total of almost 3,000 spaces on site, with additional cycle parking.
With over 52,000 m2 of office and ancillary floorspace, the Park is the largest single employment area in the whole of the Leeds conurbation and in West Yorkshire, with approximately 5,100 employees based at the site.
Project Team
Jonathan is a Director leading our Gatwick office. He joined DHA in 2005 and brings more than 30 years of planning consultancy experience.
Jonathan Buckwell MRTPI PISEP
Director
Prior to joining DHA, he worked with Hepher Dixon (now Savills) in Milton Keynes and London, contributing to major regeneration projects, including the Emirates Stadium.
Jonathan works across a broad range of residential and commercial projects and has also advised local authorities on major developments, including the Manston Airport Development Consent Order.
His notable successes include securing planning permission for a major industrial complex in Nottinghamshire, an urban extension in Cornwall, a 1 million sqft medical campus in Maidstone, and a 600-space HGV park in Ashford.
In addition to his consultancy work, Jonathan also chairs Developers East Sussex, an organisation that brings together public and private sector development interests across the county. Through this role, he has engaged directly with Secretaries of State and Ministers within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on matters affecting development and economic growth.
Outside of work, Jonathan coaches a girls’ football team and enjoys the enduring highs and lows of supporting Leicester City.
Mathew joined DHA as one of our original graduate intake in 2004. He has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Westminster, having previously studied Geography at the University of Birmingham.
Matthew Blythin MRTPI
Director
In his time at DHA, Matthew has worked on a wide variety of projects across all sectors including large scale estate regenerations, rural housing, Local Authority infrastructure projects and industrial schemes. He has also appeared as expert planning witness on behalf of clients at Public Inquiries.
Although working across all sectors and with a wide range of experience in his time at DHA, Matthew leads our education teams in our Maidstone and Leeds offices, and has overseen many applications which have secured permission for new schools and replacement school buildings across the country. He also has particular experience working with contractor and local authority clients on leisure and infrastructure projects, including new leisure centres and multi-storey car parks.
Matt is a keen cricketer and in to all things sport, including coaching the DHA-sponsored Roseacre Raiders!