The 8th Leeds City Centre Audit is designed to assess the vitality, viability and performance of the city centre. Data relating to a range of indicators, together with the results of consultation with key stakeholder groups, has been used in compiling the audit. The key topics covered are:
- Retail Trends
- Pedestrian Flow
- Movement
- Office Market
- Employment
- Housing
- Leisure and Tourism
- Community Safety
- Sustainability and the Local Environment
Most of the 8th Audit’s findings are positive, the retail sector is performing positively and confidence is relatively high, development continues apace especially in housing and the office market. Employment levels continue to growth strongly as does the residential population and Pedestrian Flows have increased on the previous year. Leeds has also risen one place to 5th in the CACI national rankings and has closed the gap with Manchester substantially.
There are negatives however. PKF describes the hotel market as underperforming compared to the national picture and parking issues have been highlighted by the market research to be of a real concern to residents and visitors.
Further Information
This document gives further information not contained in the Audit. It relates more directly to previous audits in terms of the detail considered. There are nine separate sections and each is summarised within the document.
Leeds City Centre Audit Market Research
QA Research undertook the 2007 triennial market research which accompanies the 8th annual City Centre Audit. The report is available as a download on this page.
Leeds City Centre Strategic Plan 2006-2010
The Strategic Plan, produced by Leeds City Centre Partnership, identifies a series of challenges and priorities for the city centre. It is available from the above link.