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26/04431/FU - Full Planning Application Current

Proposal

External alterations and extensions to the building for Class E use, including seven storey front extension; two additional storeys above the existing structure; two storey entrance lobby; hard/soft landscaping works, modifications to access and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Leeds's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 25 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 53 m away: Leeds City Centre; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
LS1 4HR
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Leeds usually decides commercial and major works by day 52.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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