Two dilapidated flat roofs at Pudsey Police Station will be replaced.
West Yorkshire Police has successfully submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to carry out the work on the main building and custody areas.
A council planning officer’s report approving the proposals said: “There is no reason in policy terms that the principle of the development is not wholly acceptable.”
A design statement submitted with the application stated: “These works are necessary to bring the custody area back into operational use and facilitate the future installation of PV panels onto the main station two-storey roof, as part of the West Yorkshire Police decarbonisation strategy.
“The works are to commence imminently to increase cell capacity within the West Yorkshire Police estate.”
The site and service delivery will remain operational throughout the works. The custody area affected consists of 20 cells.
The plans can be viewed in full here.