Planning application
281 Chapeltown Road Chapeltown Leeds LS7 3JT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of basement and ground floor of Sikh place of worship to Class E and Class F (Library and gym/fitness studio) including internal works and addition of partition walls and utilities. External works include new handrails to main entrance, and parking areas and hard surface to the front.
As published by the council, reference 26/01536/FU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01536/FU
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chapel Allerton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS7 3JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Leeds
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Leeds took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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