26-27 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5QB

Planning appeal 3361441 at 26-27 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5QB (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Hunt S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves the significance of the Grade II listed building 26 and 27 Park Row, the setting of nearby listed buildings, and whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Leeds City Centre Conservation Area.

Installation of 12 curved awnings to ground floor windows on Bedford Street, Park Row and South Parade frontages

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hunt S
Postcode: LS1 5QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal preserves the significance of the Grade II listed building 26 and 27 Park Row, the setting of nearby listed buildings, and whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Leeds City Centre Conservation Area
In terms of Appeal A, the effect of the advertisements on visual amenity

What decided it

The prominence and proliferation of the awnings would disrupt the classical fenestration of the listed building's highly significant ground floor windows and dominate views in the conservation area, causing less than substantial harm to heritage significance that could not be justified by the claimed public benefits, which could be achieved through less intrusive alternatives.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: P10P11GP5N17BD8BD9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 210Paragraph 141

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