The White House Melbourne Street Sheepscar Leeds LS2 7PS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use to F1(a) and associated external works including changes to the facade, the replacement of the roof and installation of roof-mounted PV panels, and alterations to the wider site including construction of an external teaching area reconfigurations to the access, parking, landscaping and external services Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 89.

A re-consultation started on 23 Oct 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Documents 34

Statements & assessments 32

PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (FUSE) DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (FUSE) DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF RESPONSE TO LCC HIGHWAYS PRE-APP FEEDBACK BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 02 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 03 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 06 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 07 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 08 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 09 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 5 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 04 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 12 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY AND FLOOD RISK REPORT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 2 PRE-DEVELOPMENT ARBORICULTURAL REPORT BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 6 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF (LDA DESIGN) DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 01 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 05 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 10 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT PART 11 BackGround Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 232 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.

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Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
LS2 7PS
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
WSP

Decision outlook

Day 89, past the statutory target. 89% of changes of use in Leeds are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 893 days to the predicted decision (day 92)
61%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
253decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 neutral1 supporting

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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