8 - 9 Commercial Street Leeds LS1 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02612/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Approved

Proposal

Replace existing face panels on two illuminated projecting signs to update logo Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

30 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1 AND 3, LANDS LANE (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 26 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Leeds City Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
A4D01. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 582 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,050,000 in May 2023. Other property, freehold.

12 May 2023£2,050,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
LS1 6AL
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pearce Signs Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 79% of signs and adverts here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
140decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leeds decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #249 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #95 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #78 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
208 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
36 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
279 decided
3,681
Total decisions
613 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.