£15m expansion plans for Trinity Kitchen

£15m Expansion Plans for Trinity Kitchen Set to Be Centre’s Biggest Investment Since Opening

• New 6,000 sq ft roof terrace to be added, offering views over city centre

Trinity Leeds owner, Landsec, has submitted exciting new plans to invest £15m into the expansion of its popular Trinity Kitchen concept.

Should the application be successful, it will be Trinity’s biggest investment into the centre since it opened in 2013.

The plans will create 72,000sq ft of space, including a new terrace offering views overlooking City Square. The expansion will transform a previously un-used 15,000sq ft space above Trinity Kitchen, bringing life and value back to this part of Trinity.

More jobs will be created as a result of the investment, with more brands being brought to the centre, enhancing the guest experience.

Trinity Kitchen transformed the idea of traditional food courts when it opened in 2013, pioneering authentic indoor street food concept with an ever-evolving rotation of street food vans and permanent eateries.

It has been a huge success not just with the public but also in supporting businesses – almost 300 independent traders have showcased their food to an audience of 800,000 Trinity Kitchen guests each year, through street food pop-ups and permanent dining.

Steven Foster, Centre Director at Trinity Leeds, said: “This investment will enhance and expand the space for the long term and build a best-in-class food and leisure destination, as we believe in its future, the current and future suppliers and operators, the new experience it will offer, and what it will bring not only to Trinity Leeds but to the city centre, the people of Leeds and the wider communities we serve.

“Trinity Kitchen pioneered a unique indoor street food concept in the UK when it first launched in 2013, and is one of the city’s greatest success stories of the last 10 years – not just for the millions of people who have enjoyed dining here, but also the social value – from the jobs created to the food businesses that have grown their brands here, generating value for them and the local economy.”

The proposed plans for the Trinity Kitchen development will be reviewed by Leeds City Council with a decision expected later this year. If approved, works are expected to start in Spring 2025.