Morley Learning & Skills Centre – Leeds

Morley, Leeds

Luminate Education Group

Bowman Riley is providing architecture on the transformation of a historic building within a conservation area in south Leeds into the Morley Learning and Skills Centre for Luminate Education Group.

Leeds City Council and Leeds City College have partnered to transform the former St Mary’s in the Wood church hall, dating back to 1900, into a new adult training facility. The facility will provide training to boost the skills of adults, particularly in emerging and new technologies, to help local people gain the skills they need to maximise their potential.

The council purchased the Grade II-listed building using part of the £24.3 million Morley Towns Fund grant, part of the government’s national Levelling Up initiative.

We are providing architecture alongside Curtins civil and structural engineers and TB&A mechanical and electrical engineers as part of our team to achieve planning and Listed Building consent. The proposal outlines an educational facility with a learning zone, teaching spaces and classrooms.

Our role has involved extensive stakeholder engagement with the College and local community, who welcome the development. The project involves internal and external alterations, works to the existing building elements and new additions, including a lift, external ramp and learning pod. The external works include a new rear external enclosure, hard surface alterations and new external landscaping.
The Morley Learning and Skills Centre is planned to open in late 2025. It will be an exciting addition to Morley and a place for developing skills in the town centre.

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