haʊˈɛvɚ ðɪs hɐdbɪn lˈɔŋ dᵻlˈeɪd bɪkˈʌz ʌv ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ plˈænɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ðˈɛn ˈoʊnɚz ʌv bˈoʊθ sˈɛntɚz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz sˌuːpɚɹˌænjuːˈeɪʃən skˈiːm jˌuːˌɛsˈɛs, ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə tɹˈɪnᵻɾi ænd bˈɜːtən ɑːɹkˈeɪdz, ænd tˈɑːps ᵻstˈeɪts, ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə lˈiːdz ʃˈɑːpɪŋ plˈɑːzə.
However this had been long delayed because of arguments regarding planning between the then owners of both centres Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), owner of the Trinity and Burton arcades, and Topps Estates, owner of the Leeds Shopping Plaza.