JohnDemolition experts have been appointed to lead the demolition of two blocks of flats in Gipton.
Consultancy firm Ridge and Partners will advise Leeds City Council on the demolition of blocks at Gipton East and West. and three blocks at Alderton Heights in Alwoodley.
A council report released this week said: “Before procurement of a demolition contractor can begin, a safe method of demolishing each high-rise housing block that has regard to local circumstances must be produced.”
In 2022 the council decided the blocks should be demolished in to make way for future housing development.
People living in the blocks are being rehoused by the local authority. The report said the two Gipton sites were expected to be empty by July next year.
Appointing the contractor would ensure the demolitions were not delayed and avoid vandalism, the report added.
