Plans to create a cluster of short-stay apartments could “rescue” an ailing part of a listed building from “decay”, the Leeds Civic Trust has said.
The city council has been asked to grant planning permission for 10 hotel apartments above the Mommy Thai restaurant and Sqew bar on Duncan Street, close to Leeds’ main train station. Photos released by the local authority show the Grade II-listed building’s upper floors to be in a dreadful state inside, with water damage and graffiti lining the cracked and crumbling walls.
Councillors will decide whether or not to approve the application at a meeting this Thursday, with planning officers having given their blessing to the scheme. A report published ahead of the meeting said the building’s upstairs quarters have been vacant for many years, despite planning permission for 15 bedsits being granted in 2006. Their condition is in stark contrast to the downstairs units, which are in good condition and open for business.
