Straits Aire 26 - 34 Merrion Street Leeds LS2 8JG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of vacant two storey bar and nightclub, and erection of part 5, part 7, part 9 storey purpose built student accommodation block containing 88 self contained studio apartments and associated amenity space, plant and storage. NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT to to amend the wording to Condition 23. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 2
Associated applications 4
- AmendmentDemolition of vacant two storey bar and nightclub, and erection of part 5, part 7, part 9…This application26/9/00009/MOD
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Site constraints 8
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- 44 m51c New BriggateGrade II
- 66 mChurch of St JohnGrade I
- 102 mGrand Theatre Including Former Assembly RoomsGrade II*
- 107 mBoundary Wall, Gate Pier and Gates to South of St Johns ChurchyardGrade II
- 112 mFormer Leeds Charity School & St John's Parish RoomGrade II
- 122 mGrand ArcadeGrade II
- 150 mFormer Leeds Public Dispensary with Forecourt Railings and GatesGrade 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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Important details
- Council
- Leeds
- Application type
- Non Material Amendment
- Postcode
- LS2 8JG
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Target decision
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Approved
- Decision date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ID Planning
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 0 days from validation, 55 days faster than Leeds's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 82% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Feb 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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26 - 34 Merrion Street Leeds LS2 8JG
Demolition of vacant two storey bar and nightclub, and erection of part 5, part 7, part 9 storey purpose built student accommodation block containing 88 self contained studio apartments and associated amenity space, plant and storage.
- Received
- 21 Sep 2021
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2022
- Outcome
- Approved