Apsley House 78 Wellington Street Leeds LS1 2EQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/04049/LI - Listed Building Application Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the installation of a condenser at roof level, internal works associated with a Triple split air conditioning system across two rooms and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Decision · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF PLANNING APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF - ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN GROUP ACOUSTICS Consultee · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF - CONSERVATION TEAM Consultee · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF AC PIPEWORK AND CABLE RUN BackGround Papers · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 78 and basement railings, Wellington Street, Grade II, about 12 m from the postcode pin · 10 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 847 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area; Tree preservation order about 30 m away: G5.
Not affected
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.

Building

Floor area2,067 m² (22,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 95)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, 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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Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Listed Building Application
Postcode
LS1 2EQ
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Strutt And Parker
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 86% of listed building works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
155decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
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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
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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 and 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.