1 Meynell Road Colton Leeds LS15 9AQ

26/00816/LIListed Building ApplicationRefused

Listed building consent

Refused on 16 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Listed building application for retrospective works including replacement of a ground floor rear window to a sliding sash design; insertion of a partition to form a bathroom and associated fittings to first floor bedroom; installation of wood-burning stoves within existing fireplace openings; alterations to an existing bathroom suite, including repositioning of the bath; damp remediation works, including dry-lining

Received: 3 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Leeds City Council
Ward: Temple Newsam

ReceivedReceived3 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation14 Apr
TargetTarget Date31 Jul
DecidedDecided16 Jul

Decided in 135 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 1 Meynell Road Colton Leeds LS15 9AQ. Leeds has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 12 weeks longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Temple Newsam. We hold 1,087 applications in total for the LS15 postcode area.

88% of heritage applications at Leeds City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The works, by reason of the insertion of a partition wall and en suite bathroom within a principal first-floor room, have resulted in the harmful subdivision of a historic space, eroding its original proportions, spatial character and the legibility of the chimney breast and fireplace feature. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the identified harm is necessary to secure the optimum viable use of the listed building, or that alternative options have been adequately explored. The proposal therefore results in less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, which is not outweighed by any public benefits. As such, the proposal fails to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building and fails to preserve the character Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and appearance of the Colton Old Village Conservation Area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Sections 16(2), 66(1) and 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policy P11 of the Leeds Core Strategy and the heritage objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: LS15 9AQ
Application type: Listed Building Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 March 2026
Consultation start: 3 March 2026
Last date for comments: 14 April 2026
Target decision date: 31 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Richard Mowat Coronet House Queens Street Leeds LS1 2TW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 March 2026

Additional information

Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Colton
Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached WallOn this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

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Source: Leeds

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