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University Of Leeds Clothworkers Building Central Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT

25/01519/FUFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 15 May 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Removal of existing plant/ducts to external rear wall and the addition of four new louvred openings; Internal ceilings to be lowered to accommodate new internal mechanical ventilation equipment; lowering of existing projector screen

Received
21 March 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
  1. Received21 Mar
  2. Validated21 Mar
  3. Consult.9 May
  4. Target16 May
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at University Of Leeds Clothworkers Building Central Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 239 applications across Little London & Woodhouse. We hold 187 applications in total for the LS2 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Leeds City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LS2 9JT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 March 2025
Consultation expiry
4 April 2025
Consultation start
24 March 2025
Last date for comments
9 May 2025
Target decision date
16 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
DLA ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Mr Harry Spencer No 6 East Parade Leeds LS1 2AD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 April 2025
Site notice start
15 April 2025

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Woodhouse Lane / University Precinct
  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    21 Mar

    Removal of existing plant/ducts to external rear wall and the addition of four new louvred openings; Internal…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/01519/FU
  2. 2025
    21 Mar

    Listed building application for the removal of existing plant/ducts to external rear wall and the addition of…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/01520/LI

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