What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman has found Leeds City Council at fault for not considering their own nature team’s advice on hedgehog protection measures. Hedgehogs are a red listed mammal threatened with extinction. On 15 February 2023 Leeds City Council’s and Cockburn School’s contractors mechanically flailed a historic
250 back to back houses in Holbeck are set to receive insulation works to reduce householders’ energy bills. Senior councillors on the executive board will discuss plans for the Rydalls, Shaftons, Crosbys, Runswicks and Pleasants areas at their meeting next Wednesday (17 April 2024). A smaller scheme for the Cedars
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 1 April 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Determination for the demolition of pump
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 25 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: 2 No building mounted signs and
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from 1 April and continue until December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK, last year collecting 33,000 tonnes of garden waste from 220,000 households across the city. Leeds continues to
Leeds City Council has revoked an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) Order for the Tilburys and Eustons area of Holbeck, close to the M621. A report published on Friday (22 March 2024) states: “Comprehensive monitoring within the AQMA has identified that air quality … is now within UK Objectives and
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 18 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Infill of external door on south
Part of Windmill Road in Belle Isle could be declared a School Street, limiting vehicle access at the start and end of the school day, according to a report published yesterday (21 March 2024). Windmill Primary School, together with St Bartholomew’s in Armley and Ireland Wood in Weetwood have been
Elections for Leeds City Councillors and the West Yorkshire Mayor will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. A third of Councillors will be up for election, one in each ward in the city, whilst West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is standing for re-election. Cllrs Mohammed Iqbal and Sharon Burke
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 11 March 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Listed building application for secondary glazing