About the CENTRAL AREA - CANAL WHARF Conservation Area
The CENTRAL AREA - CANAL WHARF Conservation Area covers about 4.0 hectares and was designated by Leeds City Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Former Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company Warehouse, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- A4D01Householder works
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Former Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company WarehouseGrade II*
- River Lock and Retaining Walls to River AireGrade II*
- Basin Lock to West of Bridge 226 on Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
- Bridge 226 Over Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Attached WallGrade II
- Crane on East Side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal BasinGrade II
- Crane on South Side of Leeds and Liverpool CanalGrade II
- Former Canal Company Office, Lock Keepers House and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Retaining Walls to Canal From Lock Number 1 to Bridge 226 Including 2 Graving DocksGrade II
- Victoria BridgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCENTRAL AREA - CANAL WHARF Conservation Area AppraisalLeeds City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Leeds City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.