LEEDS CITY CENTREConservation Area

About the LEEDS CITY CENTRE Conservation Area

The LEEDS CITY CENTRE Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Leeds City Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 256 listed buildings (6 Grade I, 18 Grade II*, 232 Grade II). The most significant is City Markets, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 6 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.

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.

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.

• City MarketsGrade I
• Corn ExchangeGrade I
• Holy Trinity ChurchGrade I
• Original Infirmary and Corson's Pavilion WingGrade I
• Parish Church of St PeterGrade I
• Town HallGrade I
• City VarietiesGrade II*
• Civic Court and Attached RailingsGrade II*
• Civic HallGrade II*
• First Leeds Cloth HallGrade II*
• Leeds City MuseumGrade II*
• Leeds Club Premises and Basement RailingsGrade II*
• Mill Hill ChapelGrade II*
• Municipal Buildings Including City Museum, Public Library and Attached RailingsGrade II*
• Numbers 1-43 and Cross ArcadeGrade II*
• Numbers 16-20 Including Leeds Library (18)Grade II*
• Remains of North West Range of White Cloth Hall Including EntranceGrade II*
• Roman Catholic Cathedral of St AnneGrade II*
• St Paul's House and attached railings and gatesGrade II*
• Statue of the Black PrinceGrade II*
• Time Ball BuildingsGrade II*
• University of Leeds School of MedicineGrade II*
• Waterloo House North East Range of White Cloth Hall With Assembly Rooms OverGrade II*
• Whitelock's Ale HouseGrade II*

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

The council’s appraisal

Nearby conservation areas