Planning application
72 Merrion Street Leeds LS2 8LW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for redevelopment of levels 2 and 3 for use as an Escape Room Experience.
As published by the council, reference 26/00811/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00811/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS2 8LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Leeds
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leeds granted permission on 20 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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