Merrion Centre, Merrion Centre Car Park Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8BT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Sui Generis (Car Park) to Class E(d) to facilitate the erection of 8 Padel Tennis Courts and associated ancillary works and facilities Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Oct 2026; it is now day 176.
Documents 29
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 176, past the statutory target. 89% of changes of use in Leeds are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →
Public comments
40% support · above the UK average of 16%
Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 30 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Leeds is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #95 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).
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The consultation period closed on 14 Oct 2026.