To the east, the area borders the city centre, Leeds General Infirmary and the University of Leeds. The construction of the Inner Ring Road in the 1960s cut off Clarendon Road from its traffic link to Gt George Street, leaving access only by the pedestrian and cyclist Little Woodhouse Bridge. This link increases in significance with the proposed Innovation Arc, offering access to Little Woodhouse’s green spaces and traffic free paths to visitors and workers in the city centre.
Kirkstall Road to the south on the other hand carries heavy vehicle traffic and the foot bridges across the ring road require improvement in order to provide better access for pedestrians and cycles. The proposed residential and student developments on the south side of Kirkstall Road will increase the need for more safe crossing points and improvement to the green pedestrian corridors.
The western side of Little Woodhouse follows the line of the ancient border between the parishes of Leeds and Headingley cum Burley from the SouthWest corner of Woodhouse Moor down Hyde Park Road and the course of the Rillbank stream to the site of the old Boundary Stone (on Burley Road), then around the Willows estate and Local Green Space to meet Kirkstall Road. The Local (Retail) Centre on Woodsley Road on one side and Hyde Park Rd on the other, serves both the Little Woodhouse area and the next door Burley Lodges and links with the Hyde Park Neighbourhood Area.
The northern edge of Little Woodhouse is Moorland Road which runs along the side of Woodhouse Moor. The Moor itself is an important resource for the residents of Little Woodhouse. Moorland Road has hedges, mature trees and greenery which contribute to the soft landscaping around the Moor. The changes to traffic flow proposed by the A660 consultation are a current concern: in particular the rerouting of traffic along Moorland Road and Hyde Park Road because of the closing of the left turn at the top of Clarendon Road.
Moorland Road is a bus route and also an important pedestrian route for students from Hyde Park into the University of Leeds Campus particularly at certain times of day. In particular the corner of Moorland Road with St John’s Terrace/Belle Vue Road can be hazardous. Pavements, crossing points and street furniture should take this pedestrian flow into account.
Little Woodhouse Neighbourhood Plan 