Plans have been unveiled to build 5,000 new homes in some of the most rundown areas of Leeds in a massive housing regeneration scheme. More than �1.3bn will be spent on improving estates in the east and south east of the city, creating 2,000 jobs and bringing in 10,000 new residents.
Leeds City Council's plans include new schools, roads and leisure facilities.
The homes will be private and council owned and work will start in the Gipton area later this year.
Leeds City Council leader Andrew Carter said the areas would be "transformed".
The council said the project would be the country's single biggest housing market regeneration scheme.
It is currently reaching the end of a bidding process to decide the detail of the 15 to 20-year public and privately-funded project.
The preferred bidder is housing developer Bellway, whose chief executive John Watson, said: "The scheme will revitalise the area and provide housing choice, bringing economic value and act as a regeneration catalyst over the next decade and beyond."
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