Matthew Murray House 97 Water Lane Holbeck Leeds LS11 5QN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor and second floor from class E (offices) to class C4 (residential) for multi-occupation, comprising 17 units with shared facilities on each floor and use of part ground floor area from class E (offices) to Sui generis (sandwich shop/cold food takeaway); new residential entrance facing David Street, refurbishment of existing windows and addition of new windows and solar panels Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 12 Oct 2026; it is now day 112.
Documents 24
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 11
Other documents 1
Site constraints 10
Show all 16 with distances
- 4 m97, Water LaneGrade II
- 16 m99, Water LaneGrade II*
- 31 m101, Water LaneGrade II
- 46 mFormer Foundry Building for Fenton Murray and Wood EngineersGrade II*
- 56 mFormer Machine and Fitting Shops for Fenton Murray and Wood EngineersGrade II*
- 66 m105, Water LaneGrade II
- 69 mFormer Workshop Range of Fenton Murray and JacksonGrade II
- 72 mTower Works, Entrance RangeGrade II
- 83 mJoiners Shop and Saw Mill to Former FoundryGrade II
- 95 mBoiler House ChimneyGrade II
- 108 mThe Victoria Foundry Machine and Erecting Shops Now Rover GarageGrade II
- 122 mTower Works, Boiler House ChimneyGrade II*
- 131 mFormer Canal Company Office, Lock Keepers House and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- 133 mTower Works, the Giotto Tower Dust Extraction ChimneyGrade II*
- 145 mBasin Lock to West of Bridge 226 on Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
- 147 mBridge 226 Over Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Attached WallGrade II
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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Decision outlook
Day 112, 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 27 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →
Public comments
82% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 28 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 12 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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The consultation period closed on 12 Oct 2026.