Conservation Areas in Leeds City Council
The published Planning Data snapshot contains 80 conservation-area records for this authority.
What is a Conservation Area?
A conservation area is an area designated by the local planning authority under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as having special architectural or historic interest. The aim is to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of these areas for future generations.
Conservation areas can include town centres, historic villages, Victorian suburbs, garden estates, and even industrial heritage sites. They are not just about the buildings themselves — they also include the spaces between buildings, trees, street furniture, and the general character of the area.
Published Conservation Areas in Leeds
These names come from the government's Planning Data service. Open an available record for its official reference, then confirm the boundary and appraisal with the council.
- ADEL - SAINT JOHNS17 July 1974
- ARMLEY MILLS14 March 1973
- BARDSEY-CUM-RIGTON26 March 1975
- BURLEY - THE VILLAGE2 April 1986
- BUSLINGTHORPE3 December 2009
- CALVERLEY15 February 1984
- CENTRAL AREA - CANAL WHARF13 June 1979
- CENTRAL AREA - EASTERN RIVERSIDE17 March 1994
- CENTRAL AREA - QUEEN SQUARE29 June 1973
- CHAPELTOWN21 May 2003
- CLIFFORD21 March 1975
- COLLINGHAM22 February 2010
- FAR HEADINGLEY10 November 2008
- FARNLEY - UPPER MOOR SIDE7 April 1975
- FARSLEY12 July 1989
- GLEDHOW VALLEY12 December 2006
- GRAND QUARTER20 November 2017
- GUISELEY16 January 2012
- HEADINGLEY HILL & HYDE PARK & WOODHOUSE MOOR17 May 2012
- LEDSHAM23 February 1983
- LEEDS CITY CENTRE27 June 1979
- LINTON1 October 1981
- MEANWOOD8 December 2008
- METHLEY CHURCH SIDE11 June 1975
- MORLEY21 January 2025
- NETHER YEADON1 July 2015
- OTLEY15 December 2003
- OULTON9 July 1975
- PUDSEY - FULNECK1 June 1972
- RAWDON - LITTLE LONDON9 July 1973
- RAWDON - LITTLEMOOR2 June 2011
- RAWDON - LOW GREEN20 April 1988
- RODLEY11 June 1975
- ROTHWELL9 September 1976
- SCARCROFT21 March 1975
- SCHOLES30 April 2012
- SHADWELL17 September 1973
- SHADWELL HOLYWELL TRIANGLE8 November 2019
- THORNER1 April 1970
- WALTON1 October 1981
- WEETWOOD8 December 2008
- WEST PARK10 November 2008
- WETHERBY29 December 1971
- WOODHALL HILLS15 February 1984
- WOODHOUSE - BLENHEIM SQUARE27 September 1972
- WOODHOUSE - HANOVER SQUARE / WOODHOUSE SQUARE22 March 1973
- WOODHOUSE - MOORLANDS29 July 1987
- WOODHOUSE LANE / UNIVERSITY PRECINCT7 February 1979
- WOODLESFORD27 June 2011
- YEADON1 June 1973
Coverage varies by provider and can change. Absence from this list is not proof that land is outside a conservation area; the council's map and designation documents are authoritative.
How Conservation Areas Affect Your Planning Rights
Living in a conservation area does not mean you cannot make changes to your home — but it does mean that some works which are normally permitted development will require planning permission. The following permitted development rights are removed or restricted in conservation areas:
- !Cladding the exterior of a house with stone, render, timber, plastic or tiles is not permitted development on article 2(3) land.
- !A roof enlargement cannot project beyond the plane of the principal or side roof slope where it fronts a highway.
- !Side extensions and certain two-storey extensions face tighter permitted-development limits.
- !Outbuildings at the side of a house are not permitted development on article 2(3) land.
- !Relevant demolition may require planning permission, and listed buildings have a separate consent regime.
- !You must normally give the council six weeks’ notice before specified work to trees, unless an exception applies.
- !An Article 4 direction can remove additional rights, but only for the development and area stated in the direction.
How to Check if Your Property is in a Conservation Area
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Screen the postcode or UPRN
Use the PlanningScout constraints checker to look for published national conservation-area and other designation records. Treat a postcode as an area search, not an exact boundary.
Open the constraints checker → - 2
Confirm on Leeds's Planning Map
Open Leeds City Council's interactive planning or constraints map and locate the exact property or red-line site boundary.
Open Leeds council website → - 3
Read the designation and appraisal
Open the underlying Planning Data record where available, then find the council appraisal or management plan describing the area’s character and local design guidance.
Open the official dataset → - 4
Check planning history and Article 4
A planning condition or Article 4 direction can remove rights beyond the standard conservation-area restrictions. Read the actual notice and any conditions affecting the property.
Screen published Article 4 records →