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Energy Research Building University Of Leeds Cemetery Road Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT

26/00161/FUFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Proposal

Demolition of existing gas and fuel storage building; erection of a four storey energy centre/tower extension with basement and rooftop access and associated infrastructure

Received
9 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target30 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 199 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Energy Research Building University Of Leeds Cemetery Road Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 199 days, 21 weeks longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
9 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation start
2 April 2026
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Cam Wood 6 Pat Midgley Lane Sheffield S2 5PN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 February 2026
Site notice start
27 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
68

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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