Verity House 6 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5BQ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/02779/FU
Council
Leeds 5.3/10
Date received
around 20 May 2025
Date validated
20 May 2025
Postcode
LS11 5BQ
Freehold owner
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Description

Change of use from offices (use Class E) to hotel accommodation with restaurant/ bar and back of house facilities (Use Class C1) including single storey upward extension, four-storey side extension and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 7

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 37 m away: Central Area - Canal Wharf; Radon affected area, class 3; Heritage at risk about 46 m away: Holbeck, Leeds; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1171 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Flood defence about 48 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 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.

Building

Floor area4,000 m² (43,056 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 93)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Two illuminated horizontal roundel & individual letter signs; one illuminated horizontal…
25/07155/ADV
2025 Approved
Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 10 (Statement of Construction Pract…
25/07428/COND
2025 Approved
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Lockside Wharf Approach Holbeck Leeds LS1 4EY
Retrospective application for one illuminated projecting lightbox sign
24/07094/ADV
2025 Approved
18 - 22 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PS
Listed building application for renovation and internal reconfiguration of existing offic…
25/06611/LI
2025 Approved
18 - 22 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PS
Renovation and internal reconfiguration of existing offices, including new steel beam and…
25/06610/FU
2025
16 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PS
Change of use from commercial to residential with external alterations including replacem…
25/07343/FU
2025 Refused
Building B Tower Works Wharf Approach Leeds LS1 4EY
Two post mounted non illuminated projecting signs
25/05946/ADV
2024 Approved
4 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PS
Full planning application for the demolition of the existing building and erection of a g…
24/03842/FU
2024 Refused
Lockside Wharf Approach Holbeck Leeds LS1 4EY
Vinyl adhesive applied to safety glass balustrades at Mustard Wharf's north-facing roof t…
24/02253/ADV
2023 Approved
Lockside Wharf Approach Holbeck Leeds
Mural displayed on the gable wall of Lockside (Building A) building at Mustard Wharf
23/03177/ADV
2023 Refused
Granary Wharf House 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PS
Determination for installation of roof mounted solar PV equipment
23/01206/DPD
2022 Approved
Riverside House 7 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5AS
Two painted murals to northern and western elevations
22/02904/ADV
2020 Approved
Granary Wharf Wharf Approach Leeds LS1
Use of Unit B.0.01 as mixed uses falling within Use Class E as food and drink, offices, c…
20/05740/FU
2020 Approved
Riverside House 7 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5AS
Alterations including new glazing to front with cladding to front and side, new raised de…
20/00685/FU
2019 Approved
Mustard Wharf Wharf Approach Holbeck Leeds LS11 5BQ
One illuminated banner sign to scaffolding
19/05754/ADV
2019 Approved
Mustard Wharf Wharf Approach Holbeck Leeds
Advertisement to Mustard Wharf
19/01662/ADV
2016 Approved
Granary Wharf Carpark 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Mixed use development across three buildings, comprising residential apartments (use clas…
16/01115/FU
2016 Approved
Granary Wharf House 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Covered secure cycle store
16/04313/FU
2016 Approved
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One non illuminated hoarding sign
16/01411/ADV
2016 Approved
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Listed Building Application for the replacement of existing roof structure, erection of f…
16/00516/LI
2016 Approved
Engine House, Tower Works Globe Road Holbeck Leeds LS11 5QG
Single storey extension to front, replacement of roof structure and refurbishment of buil…
16/00515/FU
2023
Granary Wharf Carpark 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 31 of Planning Application 16/01115/…
23/01497/COND
2021 Approved
Granary Wharf Carpark 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Consent, agreement or approval of Condition 16 & 17 of Planning Application 16/01115/FU
21/06243/COND
2021 Approved
Granary Wharf Wharf Approach Leeds LS1 4GQ
Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 4 and 9 of Planning Application 20/…
21/07247/COND
2021 Approved
Granary Wharf Wharf Approach Leeds LS1 4GQ
Consent, agreement or approval 3, 6 and 7 to planning application 20/05740/FU
21/03907/COND
2020 Approved
Granary Wharf Carpark 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 20 of Planning Application 16/01115/…
20/06905/COND
2020 Approved
Granary Wharf Carpark 2 Canal Wharf Holbeck Leeds LS11 5PY
Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 3 and 28 of Planning Application 16…
20/05560/COND
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: 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.