Phone: 0113 222 4409
Email: dec@leeds.gov.uk
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Conservation Areas
Conservation Areas are protected areas of special architectural or historic interest. They are designated by the council, and protect the character and appearance of a whole area, not just its buildings.
The council has extra controls within Conservation Areas to help preserve and enhance their character and appearance:
Advertisements
Stricter rules apply in conservation areas regarding the type and size of advertisements that can be erected without advertisement consent.
Advertisement consent applications should show that the proposals preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the area.
Contact us for further advice:
Demolitions
Planning permission is needed for some demolition in a conservation area. The exceptions to this are:
- listed buildings that are separately controlled through listed building consent
- buildings under 115 cubic metres
- gates, walls and fences less than 1 metre high fronting a highway or less than 2 metres high elsewhere
Where the building or structure to be demolished makes a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the conservation area, and the demolition requires planning permission, justification will be needed in line with the guidance provided in the National Planning Policy Framework - particularly Chapter 16, paragraphs 192 - 196.
Contact us for further advice:
Phone: 0113 222 4409
Email: dec@leeds.gov.uk
Major developments - new buildings, extensions and alterations
Any new development that needs planning permission, including new builds, extensions and alterations to existing buildings should demonstrate that it preserves or enhances the special character of the area. This does not mean that all new buildings have to be exact replicas of past styles.
Minor developments
Permitted development rights are restricted, meaning that planning permission is required for some works that normally wouldn’t need it, including:
- small extensions
- roof extensions including dormer windows
- cladding or rendering
- some satellite dishes and radio masts
- some chimneys, flues, soil and vent pipes
- some solar panels
Contact us for further advice:
Phone: 0113 222 4409
Email: dec@leeds.gov.uk
Trees
Trees are an essential part of the character of many conservation areas. Some may be specifically protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) but conservation area designation gives additional protection.
Find out what tree works need permission in conservation areas and how to apply.
Locations, appraisals and management plans
There are 81 Conservation Areas in the Leeds district. Their locations can be seen on the Conservation Area map:
54 of the Conservation Areas have appraisals and management plans, which set out what is special about the area and how to preserve or enhance its character and appearance.
See the list of Conservation Areas in Leeds, their maps and appraisal and management plans
A
Aberford - area map (PDF 130KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1.1MB)
Adel – St John’s- area map (PDF 144KB) and appraisal document (PDF 5MB)
Armley - area map (PDF 3.2MB), appraisal document (PDF 1.2MB) and management plan (PDF 1MB)
Armley Mills - area map (PDF 508.3KB)
B
Bardsey-cum-Rigton
area map (PDF 4MB) and appraisal document (PDF 4MB)
Barwick in Elmet
area map (PDF 160KB) and appraisal document (PDF 2.3MB)
Beeston Stank Hall
Boston Spa
area map (PDF 829KB) and appraisal document (PDF 6MB)
Bramham-
area map (PDF 169KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1.3MB)
Bramhope
area map (PDF 151KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4MB)
Bramley Hill Top
area map (PDF 717KB)
Bramley Town Centre
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.2MB)
Burley Village
Buslingthorpe
C
Calverley
area map (PDF 594KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.3MB)
Calverley Bridge
Central Area Canal Wharf
Central Eastern Riverside
Chapel Allerton
area map (PDF 1MB) and appraisal document (PDF 7MB)
Chapeltown
appraisal document (PDF 448KB), extension area map (PDF 793KB) and extension appraisal document (2MB)
Clifford
area map (PDF 194KB) and appraisal document (PDF 881KB)
Collingham
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Colton
E
East Keswick
F
Far Headingley
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.4MB)
Farnley Upper Moor Side
area map (PDF 1.3MB) and appraisal document (PDF 2MB)
Farsley
area map (PDF 266KB) and appraisal document (PDF 2MB)
G
Gledhow Valley
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Grand Quarter
area map (PDF 256KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4MB)
Guiseley
area map (PDF 195KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4.1MB)
H
Harewood
Headingley
Headingley Hill, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Moor
area map (PDF 206KB) and appraisal document (PDF 6.5MB)
Holbeck
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 915KB)
Horsforth
area map (PDF 220KB) and appraisal document (PDF 5MB)
Horsforth Cragg Hill
area map (PDF 1MB) and appraisal document (PDF 2.1MB)
K
Kirkstall Abbey
L
Ledsham
Linton
area map (PDF 394KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4.5MB)
Leeds City Centre
M
Mabgate
area map (PDF 671KB) and appraisal document (PDF 10MB)
Meanwood
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 2.9MB)
Methley Church Side
area map (PDF 139KB) and appraisal document (PDF 2MB)
Morley Dartmouth Park
Morley Town Centre
area map (PDF 790KB) and the Morley draft appraisal and management plan can be viewed online
N
Nether Yeadon
area map (PDF 160KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.3MB)
Newlay
area map (PDF 684KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.5MB)
O
Oulton
area map (PDF 201KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Otley
area map (PDF 953KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1MB)
P
Pool-in-Wharfedale
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 2MB)
Pudsey
area map (PDF 762KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Pudsey Fulneck
Q
Queen Square
R
Rawdon Cragg Wood
area map (PDF 1.65MB) and appraisal document (PDF 5.2MB)
Rawdon Littlemoor
area map (PDF 226KB) and appraisal document (PDF 7MB)
Rawdon Little London
area map (PDF 159KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4MB)
Rawdon Low Green
area map (PDF 153KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1.4MB)
Rodley
Rothwell
area map (PDF 255KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4.5MB)
Roundhay
area map (PDF 3MB) and appraisal document (PDF 2MB)
S
Scarcroft
Scholes
area map (PDF 114KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1MB)
Seacroft Dawson’s Court
Shadwell
area map (PDF 114KB) and appraisal document (PDF 1.3MB)
Shadwell Holywell Triangle
area map (PDF, 724KB) and appraisal document (PDF, 2.73MB)
T
Thorner
area map (PDF 564KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Thorp Arch
area map (PDF 290KB) and appraisal document (PDF 4.4MB)
Tranmere Park
area map (PDF 163KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.4 MB)
W
Walton
area map (PDF 266KB) and appraisal document (PDF 2.1MB)
Weetwood
area map (PDF 292KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
West Park
area map (PDF 3.2MB) and appraisal document (PDF 3.1MB)
Wetherby
area map (PDF 615KB) and appraisal document (PDF 3MB)
Whitkirk
area map (PDF 536KB) and appraisal document (PDF 5MB)
Woodhall Hills
area map (PDF 289KB) and appraisal document (PDF 639KB)
Woodhouse Blenheim Square
Woodhouse Clarendon Road
Woodhouse Hanover Square
Woodhouse Lane University Precinct
Woodhouse Moorlands
Woodlesford
area map (PDF 174KB) and appraisal document (PDF 2.1MB)
Y
Yeadon
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