Suites 2 And 3 First Floor 8 Park Row Leeds LS1 5HD Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/04832/FU
Council
Leeds 5.3/10
Date received
around 22 Aug 2025
Date validated
22 Aug 2025
Postcode
LS1 5HD

Description

Change of use of levels 1 and 2 from use class E (commercial, business and service) to use class F1 (learning and non-residential institutions) for the provision of education with ancillary support facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Greek Street Chambers, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 17 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 523 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Conservation area about 86 m away: Leeds City Centre; 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 2 November 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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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
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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